Hospital discharges related to prescription opioids have declined slightly in recent years, but heroin-related discharges have surged, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Researchers from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health and Emory School of Medicine have published a paper in AIDS Reviews that examines HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening in U.S. correctional facilities and the prevalence of HCV in prisons.
The opioid crisis is a national emergency based on the sheer loss of life alone.
As public health officials combat the opioid overdose epidemic, a study shows that drug manufacturers paid more than $46 million to more than 68,000 doctors over a 29-month period.
Fifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, according to new research from the University of Michigan and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
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A new study reinforces the need for surgeons and physicians to monitor patients' use of opioid painkillers following surgery and use alternative methods of pain control whenever possible.
Most prescriptions for opioid painkillers are made by the broad swath of U.S. general practitioners, not by a limited group of specialists, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.