Objective: To examine the clinical factors associated with increased opioid dose among mechanically ventilated children in the pediatric intensive care unit. Design: Prospective, observational ...

“We discovered that we have limited data on youth from 10 to 21 who are severely impacted not only by the opioid crisis but high-potency marijuana.” Frequent marijuana users often have trouble ...

D.C. opioid deaths are down significantly for the first time since fentanyl overwhelmed the drug supply in 2018, recent data shows, but officials are wary of declaring victory against the crisis.

(AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still ...

Tasha Withrow, a co-founder of harm reduction organization Project Mayday, said Narcan wasn't something she ever had access to when she was using opioids. A person in recovery, she now helps place ...

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But people taking the medication may also be at a lower risk of opioid overdose. Prescriptions for the drug were linked to lower overdose rates among patients with both diabetes and opioid use ...

It has an opioid-like effect that laborers in the region use to ease pain and work longer hours. In small doses, kratom has a stimulant effect, but when taken in higher doses, it acts as a sedative.

It has an opioid-like effect that laborers in the region use to ease pain and work longer hours. In small doses, kratom has a stimulant effect, but when taken in higher doses, it acts as a sedative.

The community drug alert said other drugs, including the pain medication Dexmedetomidine, the opioid Paraflurofentanyl, and the sedative Bromazolam were also found in samples over the last week.