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Many Buprenorphine Prescribers Not Offering New Appointments drugs
June 04, 2019
Many buprenorphine prescribers not offering new appointments.
Heroin ODs Have Started Declining in Some States drugs
May 17, 2019
After years of steady increases, the number of Americans showing up in emergency departments with heroin overdoses is on a downswing, at least in some states.
Heroin vaccine blocks lethal overdose europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 05, 2019
Scientists have achieved a major milestone toward designing a safe and effective vaccine to both treat heroin addiction and block lethal overdose of the drug…
Heroin vaccine could tackle opioid addiction europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 30, 2019
New research shows that experimental vaccine produces antibodies against commonly misused opioids, including heroin, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and codeine.
Preventing Unnecessary Exposure to Opioids After Surgery fiercebiotech
February 22, 2019
It’s nearly impossible to pick up a newspaper or scroll through Twitter without coming across a story about the misuse of and addiction to opioids....
Opioid OD Deaths Soaring Among Native Americans drugs
December 21, 2018
As the epidemic of opioid addiction rips through the United States, one group is being hit especially hard: Native Americans.During the years 2013-2015, the rate of fatal opioid overdoses was.....
Vaccine Blocks Drug Heroin High in Tests on Monkeys drugs.com
June 08, 2017
A vaccine designed to block a heroin "high" worked in monkeys, which could open the door to human clinical trials, researchers say.