Opioids
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NIH study links opioids to pregnancy loss
A new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicates that women who use opioids while trying to conceive...
Opioids, Pregnancy
ER visits for drug overdose may raise risk of later death
People treated in the emergency room (ER) for an opioid overdose are 100 times more likely to die by drug overdose...
Opioid Abuse and Addiction, Opioids, Mental Health, Opioid Overdose
New maps feature makes drug disposal easier and safer
If you have unused or expired prescriptions, where should you get rid of them? Look to your phone or other...
Opioid Abuse and Addiction, Opioids
Fighting the opioid crisis: NIH HEAL initiative takes on addiction and pain management
More than 115 Americans die from opioid overdose every day. That's four times higher than the number of opioid overdose...
Opioids
Renewal and recovery after opioid dependence
For the past six years, James M. was in and out of jail, courtrooms, detox, and halfway houses. "I started...
Opioids
Healing and haiku: One parent’s experience with addiction and loss
Haiku is a form of poetry that can express complex emotions and ideas in a short and simple form. In...
Opioids
A safe home for young men struggling with addiction
Barbara Gillmeister knows what it's like to worry about a child with an opioid addiction. "When you have someone...
Opioids
The opioid crisis: An overview
Who is affected? Roughly 2 million people live with an opioid addiction in the U.S. "It's important to note...
Opioids
Acting now to help newborns with opioid withdrawal
At the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Director Diana Bianchi, M.D., is...
Opioids
Surgeon general outlines opioid plan
This February U.S. Surgeon General and Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H., discussed his priorities...
Opioid Abuse and Addiction, Opioids