opioid abuse
Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
Opioid is abuse prescription pain medication that formulate to replicate of opium.
Final Report: Opioid Use, Misuse, and Overdose in Women
Executive Summary This report was developed as part of an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) to examine prevention, treatment, and recovery issues for women who misuse opioids...
The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis
Opioid misuse and addiction is an ongoing and rapidly evolving public health crisis, requiring innovative scientific solutions. In response, and because no existing medication is ideal for every patient, the National Institutes of Health...
Prescription Opioids and Risk of Dementia or Cognitive Decline: A Prospective Cohort Study
Abstract Objectives To determine whether prescription opioid use is associated with higher dementia risk or greater cognitive decline. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Group Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system...
The Opiate Epidemic - Free Access Article Collection
Although the abuse of many substances has declined across the globe in recent years, the misuse of prescription and non-medical pharmaceutical opioids has significantly increased. The Taylor & Francis Group, which publishes peer-reviewed...
OxyContin Goes Global — “We’re Only Just Getting Started”
The LA Times investigates the expansion of pharmaceutical companies internationally which are trying to sell highly addictive OxyContin, an opioid medications, and are utilizing entertainers and sports figures to enter markets around the...
