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Surgeon General Emphasizes Importance of Anti-overdose DrugIn a recently posted advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams emphasized the importance of the anti-overdose drug naloxone.
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Study links rising heroin deaths to 2010 OxyContin reformulation(Notre Dame News, April 9) In 2010, the private pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma tried to reformulate the powerful painkiller Oxycontin to make it less addictive. But, according to new research, this effort did not help to reduce nationwide drug overdoses and may have amplified the heroin epidemic.
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Two deaths, 54 other cases of severe bleeding tied to fake weed in Illinois(CNN, April 2) The use of synthetic cannabinoids (sometimes referred to as fake weed) is believed to be behind more than 50 cases of severe bleeding and two deaths in Illinois.
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Fatal Car Crashes Happen More Often Than Usual on 4/20, Study Finds(TIME) Deadly car crashes were 12 percent higher on April 20 after 4:20 p.m. compared to numbers a week before and a week after, researchers found.
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Podcast Interview: Dr. Peggy Glider (University of Arizona)Dr. Peggy Glider, from the University of Arizona, is our latest guest on "Prevention Profiles: Take Five."
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Prince died from 'exceedingly high' amount of fentanyl, experts say(Associated Press, March 27) A recently released toxicology report shows that the late singer, Prince, had an “exceedingly high” concentration of the opioid painkiller fentanyl in his body at the time of his death.
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Nearly 1 million people were out of the workforce because of opioid addiction in 2015, according to study(The Washington Post, March 27) A new study highlights the significant impact drugs have had on American workers.
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Growing online communities offer support amid opioid crisis(Mashable, March 29) As opioid addiction continues to grip the nation, thousands people are turning to online communities for support.
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Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Becoming a Deadly Problem among Drug Users(WABE, March 29) The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl has been behind many of the nation’s drug overdoses. Users or dealers mix it with another opioid, heroin, to increase the drug’s potency.
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Frances Bean Cobain and the Genetics of Addiction(NIDA) Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of famous rockers Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, recently acknowledged that she's in recovery from addiction.
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