Tag: opioid epidemic

A survey was completed by 82 pharmacists from Manitoba, Canada, of which more than 90 percent worked full time in a community pharmacy, and...

The overdose reversal drug naloxone has been a vital tool in combating the opioid crisis across the United States. But as its importance has...

The Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division found that in 2013, out of 4 million Oregonians, 1 million of them received an opioid prescription...

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Rand Corporation have directly linked the anti-abuse reformulation of OxyContin to the sharp rise in fatal heroin...

OxyContin, the powerful opioid-based painkiller, has seen a 40 percent drop in sales since 2010, and the manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, plans to recover by...

A study published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy earlier this month sought to address the economic burden of opioid abuse...

The Angel Program, a recently launched program by the Gloucester Police Department that offers direct referral for drug detoxification or rehabilitation treatment, has proven...

Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich signed a new law to fight the opioid addiction problem in his home state on Wednesday. The key components of...

There has been a marked shift in the demographics of heroin users over the past several decades, recent research showed. Heroin use has gone...

Michigan will soon offer easier access to a medication that, for many people struggling with addiction, could be the difference between life and death. The...