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Heroin ODs Have Started Declining in Some States(HealthDay News, May 16) The number people rushed to the emergency room due to heroin overdoses decreased between 2017 and 2018 in many U.S. states.
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Babies born dependent on opioids may feel pain more strongly, study finds(Philly.com, May 16) The infants of mothers who took opioids while they were pregnant feel pain more than other babies, according to a new study.
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Americans Are Dying From Kratom Overdoses: CDC(HealthDay News, April 11, 2019) Between July 2016 and December 2017, 91 people in the U.S. died after overdosing on kratom, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Parents' Opioid Use Increases Kids' Suicide Risk(U.S. News, May 22) A new study links parental long-term opioid use to an increased suicide risk in their children.
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DEA Museum Lecture: DEA Special Agents(May 23, 2019) Take a peek into the inner workings of the Drug Enforcement Administration in our 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.”
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Many drug abusers use family members to 'opioid shop'(HealthDay News, May 10) If “doctor shopping” – the practice of going to many different doctors and/ or families for prescription drugs – doesn’t work, people looking to misuse opioid prescription drugs often turn to family members.
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Opioid overdose deaths decline when pharmacists can dispense naloxone(Reuters Health, May 9) – Fewer people died due to opioids in states where naloxone is available without a prescription, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat addiction(The Washington Post, May 7) In an effort to fight drug addiction researchers in China are testing deep brain stimulation – a treatment that has been used for disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
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Tennessee Teens Earn Top Prize in Video PSA Challenge(May 9, 2019) The winners of the 2019 Operation Prevention Video PSA Challenge have just been announced!
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Cocaine deaths up in U.S. and opioids are a big part of it, according to CDC report(NBC News, May 2) Since 2012, cocaine deaths have been rising in the United States.
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