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The recovery community says it offers refuge from opioid addiction. But it’s still hostile to lifesaving addiction medications
Narcotics Anonymous and Salvation Army are often hostile to use of the addiction medications buprenorphine and methadone.
First-aid guidelines expanded to include opioid overdoses, seizures, other emergencies
First-aid guidelines for bystanders and emergency responders have long focused on issues like chest pain, bleeding and ...
Updated first aid guidelines enhance care for opioid overdose, bleeding, other emergencies
The American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have released the "2024 Guidelines for First Aid," which provide ...
Shedding Light On Payers And PBMs As Possible Drivers Of Opioid Crisis
There is a tendency to overlook the multiple factors and stakeholders that contributed to the Rx opioid crisis. This includes ...
Five common drugs you should avoid using while breastfeeding
Around 92% of people living in the UK have used at least one over-the-counter drug in the past year. While these drugs make ...
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Utah task force convenes to combat dramatic increase in fentanyl seizures
Utah's newly formed Fentanyl Task Force met for the first time Thursday morning to begin hashing out its approach to combat ...
Indigenous people make up over three-quarters of homeless population in Thunder Bay, Ont.
A recent point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., found that more than 78 per cent of ...
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Factors Surrounding Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisonings and the Role of Substance Use
The following is a summary of “Circumstances Surrounding Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisonings, 2004–2020,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Gaither et al. Child, family, and ...
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New guideline provides treatment recommendations for restless legs syndrome
A new clinical practice guideline provides updated recommendations for the treatment of restless legs syndrome. The guideline reflects the latest scientific evidence and recommends significant changes ...
DVLA may ‘ban’ drivers on any of these three common medicines
DVLA officials may tell drivers to “avoid driving” if they take any of these medicines, according to leading motoring experts ...
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DVLA could revoke your driving licence if you take any of these three common medications
The DVLA has the power to revoke your driving licence and tell you to "stop driving" if you take certain medications, ...
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Acute Postoperative Pain Management in the Older Patient
Aging Health. 2011;7(6):813-828. Common opioid side effects reported in the literature include urinary retention, pruritus, nausea and vomiting, CNS effects and respiratory effects. The incidence ...