ERIE, Pa. — Erie County law enforcement and public health agencies are monitoring an emerging synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine, though no confirmed cases have been identified in Erie County. Cychlorphine, also known as N-propionitrile chlorphine, is a non-fentanyl synthetic opioid…
Results showed patients who received erector spinae plane block consumed fewer opioids on postoperative day 0 after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Results showed patients who received the erector spinae plane block had reduced opioid consumption on postoperative day 0 compared…
A dramatic reduction in opioid prescriptions and addiction and overdose deaths is being accomplished during the Trump administration, according to new analysis announced this week by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. However, while U.S. opioid addiction and…
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Three free vending machines filled with healthcare products have been established in the Kalamazoo area. According to a release from MRC Industries, these new machines provide free access to naloxone (Narcan), fentanyl/xylazine test strips, safe sex…
As national attention increases around kratom and concentrated or synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) products following recent high-profile death investigations, experts with the New Jersey Poison Control Center are urging consumers not to mistake widespread availability and “natural” marketing claims for evidence…
Higher-dose opioid prescriptions at the start of treatment for lower-back pain were linked to a greater risk of later opioid-related harm, a large U.S. study found. Longer prescriptions at lower doses were also linked to higher risk. Researchers looked at records…
Hawaiʻi launched an anti-opioid initiative in 2017 when the federal government started making grants to the states. But no such initiative has ever addressed methamphetamine. This is part of an ongoing series exploring Hawaiʻi’s methamphetamine crisis. Read the other stories. The…
A sharp, shooting pain that starts in your lower back can be a sign of sciatica. Learn what causes sciatica, how long it lasts and when to see a doctor. Feeling anxious about an upcoming mammogram? You're not alone. Physician…
Please help us prove that independent journalism thrives with reader support. Mohammad Karamouzian is a research scientist at the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation. Dr. Thomas Kerr is head of the division of social medicine in the department of medicine…
Increased use of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone may not be a major reason opioid overdose deaths have fallen sharply across the US since 2023, according to a study that challenges a leading explanation for the decline. “There are big questions about…
The opioid and fentanyl overdose crisis as a health issue: overdose deaths, naloxone and harm reduction.
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