Marshall University receives $3.3 million grant to examine genetic mechanisms behind fentanyl addiction
Marshall University was awarded a $3.3 million grant (#R01DA057931) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to examine the ...
Tag: Overdose
Analysis reveals composition of counterfeit pills in Rhode Island's illicit drug supply
A new analysis revealed the frequency of potentially lethal substances, such as fentanyl and xylazine, in counterfeit pills that had ...
Overdosing on chemo: A common gene test could save hundreds of lives each year
One January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she ...
Researchers sound a clarion call for greater investment in bereavement care
The public health toll from bereavement is well-documented in the medical literature, with bereaved persons at greater risk for many ...
Benzodiazepine prescribing practices for homeless veterans with mental illness
What question were you investigating? Despite elevated risk for substance use disorder and overdose death in the homeless population, benzodiazepine ...
CDC publishes updated and expanded recommendations for clinicians providing pain care
Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with ...
Using opioid settlement cash for police gear like squad cars and scanners sparks debate
Policing expenses mount quickly: $25,000 for a law enforcement conference about fentanyl in Colorado; $18,000 for technology to unlock cellphones ...
Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers
When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose ...
Opioid use disorder treatment lowers risk of overdose after surgery, study finds
Although people with opioid use disorder (OUD) are significantly more likely to overdose or have a complication after major surgery ...
Out-of-pocket costs a barrier to treatment for opioid use disorder
Most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care, according to ...