In this systematic review, evidence for the efficacy of acute pain interventions on individuals with opioid use disorder was ...

Patients who receive inpatient treatment are far more likely to be prescribed life-saving addiction medications, a new study ...

What you need to know about opioid overdose reversal drug nalmefene’s risks, effectiveness and clinical concerns ...

Inhaled anesthetic use was popularized during the COVID-19 sedative shortages, and interest persisted due to an association ...

Of these events, 1590 (79.1%) were classified as possible device safety events, 131 (6.5%) as possible operator error, 25 (1.2%) as possible adverse reactions to opioids, 12 (0.6%) as possible ...

If the vomiting and diarrhea are severe, intravenous fluids may be necessary ... I’ve been taking it for about two weeks after stopping morphine in the hospital (the dosage being 2.5 mg twice ...

A straw used for snorting opioids was found nearby ... "You've got to get them to a hospital. They need to get an IV started with a Narcan drip. This is especially true because you don't know – ...

Palm Beach County has seen a 46% decrease in opioid overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024. Officials attribute the decline to increased availability of naloxone and efforts to combat unscrupulous ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(14):1492-1499. Although operator errors were less frequent than device malfunctions, these events were associated with the most severe consequences, including ...

She turned to heroin and other intravenous drugs when opioids became harder to find because she was afraid of getting sick from withdrawal. She eventually was arrested for two felony drug-related ...

Surveys found more than 1,800 intravenous drug users in the county ... the antagonist drug in Narcan which reverses the effects of opioids. The combination drug is often prescribed as it prevents ...

Surveys found more than 1,800 intravenous drug users in the county ... the antagonist drug in Narcan which reverses the effects of opioids. The combination drug is often prescribed as it prevents ...