Tag: Opioids

Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses

Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses

Balancing kratom’s potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm

Balancing kratom’s potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm

For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains

For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains

Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users

Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users

Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads

Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads

Poor sleep and addiction go hand in hand − understanding how could lead to new treatments for opioid use disorder

Poor sleep and addiction go hand in hand − understanding how could lead to new treatments for opioid use disorder

Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research

With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research

Opioid-free surgery treats pain at every physical and emotional level

Opioid-free surgery treats pain at every physical and emotional level

Philly hospitals test new strategy for ‘tranq dope’ withdrawal – and it keeps patients from walking out before their treatment is done

Philly hospitals test new strategy for ‘tranq dope’ withdrawal – and it keeps patients from walking out before their treatment is done

Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end

Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end

Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment

Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment