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Opioid Addiction
The pharmaceutical company behind OxyContin, Purdue Pharma LP, filed for bankruptcy. OxyContin is one of the most popular prescription opiates in the U.S. Purdue filed for bankruptcy protection with a partial deal aims at resolving thousands of lawsuits it is facing.   Purdue rose in the medical community after it launched its prescription opioid OxyContin...
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  It’s hard to discuss the ongoing overdose epidemic without mentioning Fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate that is much stronger than heroin. It’s responsible for almost 32,000 overdose deaths in the US in the last year alone. But despite it’s increased use many people still don’t know much about this drug. Here are some...
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The US is in the middle of an opioid epidemic. There are over 2.1 million people in the US currently struggling with opiate addiction. Suboxone is the best treatment option available currently for helping addicts get off dangerous opioids such as heroin and prescription pills. Even though medically assisted treatment is helpful, many people buy...
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As the opiate epidemic continues to ravage the US, the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) increases. NAS occurs when a pregnant woman takes opioid drugs during the pregnancy. The baby is born dependents on them, and withdrawal at such a young age can be deadly.   NAS begins a few days...
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  The US is still in the midst of an opiate epidemic. Every day in America, roughly 50 people die from overdosing on prescription painkillers. The number of yearly overdoses continues to climb year after year. Even though the number is high, many people are still unaware of how bad this issue is. Here are...
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Teenagers and young adults that receive initial opioid prescriptions from dentists or oral surgeons are at an increased risk for opioid addiction. A recent study by Stanford University School of Medicine examined opiate use and abuse in the US. They found that among the nearly 15,000 young people who received an initial opioid prescription from...
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Jails and prisons across the US are finally becoming less resistant to providing inmates with addiction medicine.   The prison system has long resistance administering opioid addiction medications to inmates. Many were skeptical of the long-term efficiency of them and the high costs it would put on the prisons. Prisons also saw these addiction medications...
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