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Shell neurons (green) project to the breathing center and core neurons (red) project to the pain/emotion center. Brain scientists have found the two are linked, shedding new light on opioid overdoses

A brain circuit linking pain and breathing may offer a path to prevent opioid deaths

Dec 22, 2021
Opioids can kill because they reduce breathing along with pain. Now brain scientists have made a discovery that could lead to potent pain drugs that don't affect breathing.
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State's attorney Brad Beckworth lays out one of his closing arguments in Oklahoma's case against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla. in July. The judge in the case ruled Monday that J&J must pay $572 million to

Oklahoma Wanted $17 Billion To Fight Its Opioid Crisis: What's The Real Cost?

Aug 26, 2019
The $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will cover one year of addiction treatment and prevention the judge says. But health economists predict it will take decades to abate the problem.
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Authorities intercepted a woman using this drug kit in preparation for shooting up a mix of heroin and fentanyl inside a Walmart bathroom last month in Manchester, N.H. Fentanyl offers a particularly potent high but also can shut down breathing in under

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins

Mar 20, 2019

Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.

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A man who goes by the name Dave Carvagio holds a packaged syringe in Pickering Square in Bangor, Maine. The Bangor chapter of the Church of Safe Injection sets up a table in the square and offers free naloxone, needles and other drug-using supplies.

'Church Of Safe Injection' Offers Needles, Naloxone To Prevent Opioid Overdoses

Feb 12, 2019
The group says it has 18 chapters in eight states, all of them funded by private, anonymous donations. Members distribute free and clean drug-use supplies even at the risk of being arrested.
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Used syringes are discarded at a needle exchange clinic in Vermont in 2014. Americans' odds of dying from an opioid overdose have risen in recent years.

Report: Americans Are Now More Likely To Die Of An Opioid Overdose Than On The Road

Jan 13, 2019
Americans now have a 1 in 96 chance of dying from an opioid overdose, according to new analysis from the National Safety Council.
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Nine-year-old Gabriella Santamaria holds up a picture of her uncle Stephen who died from a heroin overdose during a 2017 candlelight vigil for victims of drug addiction in Staten Island.

Opioid Deaths May Be Starting To Plateau, HHS Chief Says

Oct 24, 2018
Overdose deaths started to level off near the end of 2017 and are "finally bending in the right direction," says Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, citing early data.
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Pamela Bellino opens the AED box located in the cafeteria at West Roxbury campus of the VA Boston Healthcare System. The blue pouch, tucked next to the defibrillator, contains the naloxone.

VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response

Sep 27, 2018
The overdose antidote naloxone could soon be available in more public places. The Veterans Administration is adding it to its automated defibrillator cabinets. Other institutions are following suit.
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(Responses sum to more than 100 because of rounding.)

Poll: Most Americans Know About Opioid Antidote And Are Willing To Use It

Aug 21, 2018
While a majority of Americans know about naloxone, there is confusion about the fact that in most places a prescription isn't required to obtain the emergency overdose treatment.
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Executive Director Emily Stewart, left, and Director of Programs Anna Rodriguez standing in the lobby of the Casa Esperanza Familias Unidas Outpatient Services.

What Explains The Rising Overdose Rate Among Latinos?

May 16, 2018
Opioid addiction is often portrayed as a white problem, but overdose rates are now rising faster among Latinos and blacks. Cultural and linguistic barriers may put Latinos at greater risk.
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams is recommending that more Americans be prepared to save people from opioid overdoses.

Surgeon General Urges More Americans To Carry Opioid Antidote

Apr 04, 2018
The drug naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says more Americans should have naloxone on hand in case loved ones, friends or neighbors need help.
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Samples of blood and other bodily fluids at the coroner's office in Marion County, Ind., are tested for controlled substances.

Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses

Mar 22, 2018
Standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states and counties. As a result, opioid overdose deaths often go overlooked in the data reported to the federal government.
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Emergency rooms are seeing a jump in opioid overdoses. Timely treatment with naloxone can reverse the effects of opioids.

Jump In Overdoses Shows Opioid Epidemic Has Worsened

Mar 06, 2018
Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent nationwide between 2016 and 2017, with some places showing even more dramatic spikes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Bottles of Purdue Pharma L.P. OxyContin medication sit on a pharmacy shelf in Provo, Utah, in 2016.

Doctors In Maine Say Halt In OxyContin Marketing Comes '20 Years Late'

Feb 13, 2018
Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, won't promote opioids to doctors anymore. In Maine, physicians say the change should have happened long ago.
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The state of Alabama is suing Purdue Pharma LP, the maker of OxyContin, for allegedly fueling the opioid crisis by deceiving doctors about prescription painkillers.

Alabama Targets OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma In Opioid Suit

Feb 07, 2018
Alabama is one of several states, including Ohio and Mississippi, and municipalities filing suit against opioid manufacturers over deceptive marketing of prescription painkillers.
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Philadelphia officials cleared the way for a safe injection site for drug users. But there are many details to work out before the idea can become reality.

What's Next For 'Safe Injection' Sites In Philadelphia?

Jan 24, 2018
Philadelphia officials gave the OK to establishing safe injection sites for drug users. But it's unclear where the sites would be located and who would fund and operate them.
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The Two-Way

LA Coroner: Tom Petty's Death Was Due To An Accidental Overdose

Jan 19, 2018
Family members said they hoped that the cause of his death would spark discussion about the power and danger of opioid drugs.
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Life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the second straight year, in part because of the surge of overdoses on opioids, such as oxycodone.

Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.

Dec 20, 2017
The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that has happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise.
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