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Study points out strong link between opioid overdoses and depression

The link between mental health disorders and substance abuse is well-documented. Nearly one in 12 adults in the U.S is depressed, and opioid-related deaths are skyrocketing. As these numbers continue to climb, some mental health professionals have started to wonder if there's a link between the two.

4 Oct 2018

VA adding opioid antidote to defibrillator cabinets for quicker overdose response

It took more than 10 minutes for paramedics to arrive after a housekeeper found a man collapsed on the floor of a bathroom in a Boston Veteran Affairs building.

3 Oct 2018

Spero Health launched to tackle the rising opioid crisis

Spero Health, Inc., a newly formed healthcare organization specializing in local, affordable, outpatient care for individuals suffering from substance use disorder, announced that it has acquired investment growth capital to meet the demand in communities across the country for high-quality, comprehensive and integrated addiction treatment services.

3 Oct 2018

Medicaid expansions unlikely to have contributed to rise in drug overdose deaths

The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.

28 Sep 2018

Researcher wins $200,000 prize for creating polymer-based fiber mat that detects opiate residues

It happens every day -- paramedics and police officers being called upon to save the life of a person overdosing on deadly opiates.

28 Sep 2018

Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond

Jimmy Sullivan prepared for his job as a bricklayer the same way every morning for years: injecting a shot of heroin before leaving his car.

28 Sep 2018

Buried in Congress’ opioid bill is protection for personal drug imports

The final version of the massive opioid bill Congress released Wednesday would grant the Food and Drug Administration new powers to crack down on drug imports, but it also includes a provision — nearly killed in the Senate — to shield people who are just trying to buy cheaper, needed prescription medication from other countries.

27 Sep 2018

Scientists develop new protocol for measuring background levels of drugs in forensic labs

When crime lab chemists handle evidence that contains illegal drugs, trace amounts of those drugs are inevitably released into the laboratory environment.

27 Sep 2018

Recategorization recommendations for drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms

In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that if it clears phase III clinical trials, psilocybin should be re-categorized from a schedule I drug--one with no known medical potential--to a schedule IV drug such as prescription sleep aids, but with tighter control.

26 Sep 2018

Children of mothers using cannabis may start using it at an earlier age, finds study

When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their cannabis-using children are more likely to start at an earlier age than children of non-using mothers, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

24 Sep 2018

People battling substance use disorders may benefit from meth-relapse prevention compound

New research raises the possibility that a wider group of people battling substance use disorders may benefit from a Scripps Research-developed relapse-prevention compound than previously thought.

17 Sep 2018

Ensysce receives award from NIDA to undertake development of opioid overdose protection platform

Ensysce Biosciences Inc. today announced receipt of Notice of Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a four year award to undertake the pre-clinical and clinical development of the company's opioid overdose protection platform MPAR

17 Sep 2018

Half as many people are trying heroin, but marijuana use grows

Some good news from the front lines of the heroin crisis: Half as many people tried heroin for the first time in 2017 as in 2016. That's according to data released Friday from the government's annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

14 Sep 2018

Study: Poor older Americans most likely to rely on prescription opioids

Among older Americans, the poorest are the most likely to have used prescription opioids, according to a University at Buffalo study providing new insights into unexplored contours of the opioid crisis.

12 Sep 2018

Mental imagery techniques regulate pain through opioid-independent mechanisms

Mentally reframing pain as a pleasant experience is an effective regulation strategy that acts independently of the opioid system, finds new human research published in JNeurosci.

11 Sep 2018

Study raises concerns about inappropriate opioid prescribing, lax documentation practices

Nearly 30 percent of outpatient opioid prescriptions in the United States lack documented clinical reasons that justify the use of these potent drugs, according to a national analysis of physician visit records conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation.

11 Sep 2018

Nursing viewpoints on opioid crisis

Addictions nursing specialists have a unique role to play in caring for patients, families, and communities affected by the crisis.

6 Sep 2018

Rudy Giuliani’s consulting firm had hand in halting Florida’s opioid investigation

Six months after hiring former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's consulting firm, Purdue Pharma settled a Florida state investigation that had threatened to expose early illegal marketing of its blockbuster drug OxyContin, company and state records show.

5 Sep 2018

Suicide by opioid: New research suggests overdoses should be classified as self-harm

There has been a steady stream of headlines declaring that life expectancy in the United States is decreasing.

28 Aug 2018

Drug overdose continues to be a significant cause of death in Australia

A new report has come up with alarming numbers of deaths due to drug overdose among Australians. The report states that common sedatives and sleeping pills may be responsible for over 142 deaths each month due to their overdose.

27 Aug 2018

Overdose News and Research

Study points out strong link between opioid overdoses and depression

VA adding opioid antidote to defibrillator cabinets for quicker overdose response

Spero Health launched to tackle the rising opioid crisis

Medicaid expansions unlikely to have contributed to rise in drug overdose deaths

Researcher wins $200,000 prize for creating polymer-based fiber mat that detects opiate residues

Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond

Buried in Congress’ opioid bill is protection for personal drug imports

Scientists develop new protocol for measuring background levels of drugs in forensic labs

Recategorization recommendations for drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms

Children of mothers using cannabis may start using it at an earlier age, finds study

People battling substance use disorders may benefit from meth-relapse prevention compound

Ensysce receives award from NIDA to undertake development of opioid overdose protection platform

Half as many people are trying heroin, but marijuana use grows

Study: Poor older Americans most likely to rely on prescription opioids

Mental imagery techniques regulate pain through opioid-independent mechanisms

Study raises concerns about inappropriate opioid prescribing, lax documentation practices

Nursing viewpoints on opioid crisis

Rudy Giuliani’s consulting firm had hand in halting Florida’s opioid investigation

Suicide by opioid: New research suggests overdoses should be classified as self-harm

Drug overdose continues to be a significant cause of death in Australia

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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