As Opioid Prescriptions Drop, Addicts Switch to Street Drugs With Deadly ConsequencesWhile opioid prescriptions have declined due to aggressive government regulations and shutting down pill mills, heroin related overdoses have skyrocketed.As reported by the Washington Post, research from the American Action ... Read More
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NIH Launches New Initiative to Combat Opioid Crisis
NIH Increases Funding to Fight Opioid CrisisDr. Frances Collins announced a new NIH initiative to combat the opioid crisis aimed at bolstering research to prevent addiction through better pain management.As reported by the Courier Journal, the NIH will significantly boost research on addiction and opioid abuse through ... Read More
Broken Homes Linked to Opioid Crisis
Kids from Broken Homes Are More Likely to OverdoseNew research has found that broken homes are contributing to the opioid crisis as counties with high divorce rates and a large proportion of single-parent homes are plagued with drug overdose deaths.As reported by The Trumpet, counties with high divorce rates and a ... Read More
White House Launches New Opioid Awareness Site
New White House Site Tells the Stories of Opioid Addicts The White House launched a new site that shares the stories of opioid addicts from across the country, including well-known people such as Darryl Strawberry and Eric Bolling. As reported by The Fix, the site’s launch follows President Trump’s statement that ... Read More
Medical Marijuana May Be Slowing the Opioid Epidemic
New Studies Find that Marijuana Is Helping to Ease Opioid AbuseNew studies seem to indicate that in states with medical marijuana, there have been lower incidences of opioid abuse and overdose.As reported by NPR, medical marijuana appears to have put a dent in the opioid abuse epidemic, according to two recently ... Read More
Dentists Cut Back on Opioid Prescriptions
Dentists Lead the Nation in Teen Opioid ScriptsThe American Dental Association is calling for dentists to be more vigilant about prescribing opioids, especially to teens.As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the American Dental Association is advocating its support for the statutory seven-day limit for ... Read More
Opioid Deaths Undercounted By 25 – 30%
Research Finds Wide Variation on Death CertificatesResearch from UVA has found that death certificates often omit the specific cause of death when an overdose is involved, skewing the opioid overdose count much lower. As reported by NPR, standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states ... Read More
Opioid Crisis Slamming US Economy
Economic Impact of Opioid Crisis is AstronomicalNew data from the American Action Forum shows that the opioid crisis is slamming the US economy, costing tens of billions every year.As reported by the Washington Post, nearly 1 million people were not working because of opioid addiction in 2015, the latest research to ... Read More