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[ad_1] The federal government will invest more than $ 50 million in Michigan to fight the opioid epidemic in the country. The money will be spread over two years and used for …

[ad_1] Deaths from opioids in Michigan are increasing. State officials said more people had overdosed and died in 2017 compared to 2016. Officials from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services …

[ad_1] Stock image, St. George News ST. GEORGE – For the first time in six years, Utah has seen a decrease in the number of deaths related to heroin, according to data …

[ad_1] Opioid-related overdose deaths declined by nearly 20% last year in Utah, according to data released Monday by state agencies. The prescribed opioids were responsible for the majority of deaths in 2017, …

[ad_1] In Oklahoma, a country that is no stranger to the scourge of methamphetamine addiction, these years have been the pinnacle of the "shake and bake" method – a rudimentary way to …

[ad_1] Gordon Liu, a 28-year-old office worker in Hong Kong, goes to a Chinese medicine clinic after work to get acupuncture for his shoulder and neck pains. Liu enters a large closed …

[ad_1] In the midst of the epidemic of opioid overdose, Pharmacy time launched a series of training videos to educate pharmacists on the role of naloxone, an opioid antagonist indicated in the …

[ad_1] From the Maryland Department of Health: Maryland Opioid Operational Control Center and Maryland Department of Health Announce Funding of Over $ 66 Million from SAMHSA to Support Efforts to Fight the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Despite the many barriers to expanding treatment access for opioid-related disorders, bright spots are emerging, clinicians, government officials and policy experts say at a workshop here . Efforts are …

[ad_1] This photo of August 29, 2018 shows an arrangement of prescription oxycodone tablets in New York. Figures from a survey published in 2017 on September 14, 2018 show that fewer people …