Tag Archives: opioid

[ad_1] Can I applaud our US Congress? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, gather your hands for the Democrats and the Republicans! They miraculously met to approve one of the only major bills to …

[ad_1] LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) – For over 10 years, Shannon Greenwood has taken 16 opioid tablets a day for her chronic pain. But over the past eight years, the 59-year-old resident of …

[ad_1] Whatley Health Services in Tuscaloosa will receive $ 285,000 through a federal grant to fight addictions and opioids. A total of 15 community health centers across Alabama will share $ 4 …

[ad_1] The Illinois Department of Social Services receives new federal funding of nearly $ 29 million to help the state fight the opioid crisis. The federal grant was awarded by the Administration …

[ad_1] September 21, 2018 by WCBC Radio Maryland opiate operational command center and Maryland health department announce more than $ 66 million in funding from the Addiction and Mental Health Services Administration …

[ad_1] In 2014, the Boston Public Health Commission created a series of initiatives to educate business leaders and local employees about common signs and actions to take in case of overdose, including …

[ad_1] In a new comprehensive report on the opioid crisis, the US surgeon general writes that stigma remains a major barrier to treatment and advocates a more supportive approach for those in …

[ad_1] Updated at 3:45 pm on September 20, with comments from Surgeon General Jerome Adams – A national campaign is needed to fight the epidemic of opioid abuse that has damaged many …

[ad_1] Thursday, September 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) – The opioid epidemic has been in the vanguard for some years now, with the increase in overdose deaths leading to an overall decrease in …

[ad_1] Life expectancy at birth decreased for the first time in the United States since 1993 by 0.2 years between 2014 and 2015 and by 0.1 others between 2015 and 2016, partly …