Opioid-overdose deaths have nearly tripled since 2000, and Congress is finally doing something about it. Several bills passed in the House on Thursday to combat opioid addiction.
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Roughly 46,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths, according to the DEA. More than half of those are from prescription opioids and heroin. Here’s three ways you can get rid of your old medication responsibly so that it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands..
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 40 to 50 times stronger than pure heroin. Its purpose is to alleviate chronic pain, but a growing number of people are using it recreationally.
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The opioid epidemic in this country is unequivocally a disaster. But there’s a miracle drug that could stop those overdose deaths: Narcan.
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Jazz great Miles Davis just may have been bipolar, according to Don Cheadle, who plays the triumphant trumpeter in a new biopic he directed titled Miles Ahead, in theaters now.
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What if doctors could look at your genetic makeup and offer you a tailor-made treatment plan? Drugs personalized for your unique, individual brain.
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Chances are, if you are questioning whether or not you are an alcoholic, you probably are one. You think you can take it or leave it when it comes to drinking. But can you?
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While opioids like OxyContin remain the biggest threat to public health in the realm of prescription drugs, anti-anxiety medications — or benzodiazapines, also known as “benzos” — are a close second.
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At the proposed facility, a nurse would be onsite and armed with naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, in order to prevent ODs or other complications.
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The current heroin epidemic is killing thousands each year, and the problem only gets worse over time. This story is a precautionary tale, a fair warning about the dangers of heroin — the most addictive drug of them all.
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