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wqad.com: Opioid crisis fast facts
Posted 12/13/2018
Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic, as more than two million Americans have become dependent on or abused prescription pain pills and street drugs.
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webmd.com: Fentanyl Now the No. 1 Opioid OD Killer
Posted 12/13/2018
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- As the U.S. opioid epidemic grinds on, fentanyl is fast becoming the main culprit in drug overdose deaths, health officials report.
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npr.org: Fentanyl Surpasses Heroin As Drug Most Often Involved In Deadly Overdoses
Posted 12/13/2018
Fentanyl is now the drug most frequently involved in overdose deaths in the U.S., according to a National Vital Statistics System report published Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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benzinga.com: KAMMCO Develops New Tool to Assist Healthcare Providers Combatting Opioid Epidemic
Posted 12/5/2018
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Building upon its commitment to quality and patient safety, KAMMCO released a new Opioid/Controlled Substances dashboard for physicians, hospitals and behavioral health providers participating in the KAMMCO network of health information exchanges. The tool supplements the existing Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) currently available in most states.
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njspotlight.com - OPIOIDS: UNIQUE NJ STUDY OF GENETIC AND OTHER LINKS TO ADDICTION
Posted 12/5/2018
Trying to better understand the scourge and help identify new prevention strategies as more than 3,000 opioid-related deaths anticipated in New Jersey this year
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nj.com: 'It's a problem for everybody': This is what the opioid epidemic looks like in Hudson County
Posted 12/5/2018
Kim Luciano and her daughter Allison attended a vigil in May for Kearny residents who've fallen victim to drug overdoses. They wrote on balloons the names of loved ones and friends they've lost to drugs, a list that includes both of their fathers.
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insidernj.com: Majority Leader Louis Greenwald introduces legislation to combat the opioid crisis
Posted 12/5/2018
TRENTON, NJ – Each day, more than eight people in New Jersey die of drug overdoses, a rate four times higher than in 2010. Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald (D-Camden/Burlington) this week introduced legislation to help remove barriers to accessing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Medicaid recipients.
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washingtonpost.com - Study: Dental painkillers may put young people at risk of opioid addiction
Posted 12/4/2018
Dentists who prescribe opioid painkillers to teenagers and young adults after pulling their wisdom teeth may be putting their patients at risk of addiction, a new study finds.
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augustachronicle.com: Overdose deaths drive down U.S. life expectancy
Posted 11/29/2018
A surge in overdose deaths in 2017 actually drove down the overall U.S. life expectancy last year. An addiction expert says the problem is inadequate resources for treatment, stigma and other barriers to seeking help, and powerful drugs.
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time.com - U.S. Life Expectancy Dropped for the Third Year in a Row. Drugs and Suicide Are Partly to Blame
Posted 11/29/2018
Still, drugs — namely opioids such as heroin — continue to be a considerable cause of fatalities. And synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, are a growing problem: The rate of overdose deaths involving these drugs rose by 45% from 2016 to 2017.