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Virigina Researchers Find Bright Spots to Lower Opioid Deaths
Iowa has recently launched the Save a Life With Naloxone initiative aimed at fighting the ongoing opioid epidemic through increased access to naloxone (Narcan). Naloxone is a fast-acting medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and save lives when used quickly. The state of Iowa stresses that the safety of the state’s …
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Iowa Expands Naloxone Access to Combat Overdoses
Iowa has recently launched the Save a Life With Naloxone initiative aimed at fighting the ongoing opioid epidemic through increased access to naloxone (Narcan). Naloxone is a fast-acting medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and save lives when used quickly. The state of Iowa stresses that the safety of the state’s …
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Women’s Opioid Recovery Center Opens in Virginia
Native Appalachian author Barbara Kingsolver has opened a new center focused on women’s opioid recovery in Virginia. Kingsolver won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Demon Copperhead, a novel about Appalachia’s opioid addiction crisis. Now she is opening Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence in Lee County, Virginia, which provides a stable home for women who are …
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New Molecule Could Revolutionize Fentanyl Treatment
Researchers at the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction in Phoenix and the National Center for Wellness and Recovery in Tulsa have developed a new subatomic approach to stop fentanyl overdoses with a single dose. Their answer lies in NCWR-10, a newly created molecule designed as a new fentanyl overdose treatment. The need is urgent. …
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Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis Grows
To eradicate the opioid crisis, federal response efforts are intensifying as agencies ramp up resources to combat the Dark Net and international sources of illicit drugs. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has noted that the rise of e-commerce has made the battle against opioids more difficult. Anyone with internet access can successfully place …
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New Synthetic Opioids Fuel U.S. Drug Crisis
Fentanyl has overshadowed much of the opioid crisis in the public eye for the past several decades. But a growing number of new synthetic opioids called nitazenes have recently taken the American illicit drug market by storm. One report has noted that nitazenes have the same potency as fentanyl and in some cases are even …
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Texas Naloxone Program Expands to College Campuses
Naloxone Texas, a statewide program that’s part of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders to prevent opioid overdoses in Texas, is deploying a new service on Texas college campuses this fall. It’s aimed at universities and colleges throughout the Lone Star State and offers overdose …
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Does Quitting Cold Turkey Work?
Does quitting cold turkey work? The bottom line: Yes, quitting cold turkey can work, but depending on the substance, you may need additional support to do so safely and effectively.
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How to Ensure You Have a Successful Suboxone Taper
Suboxone withdrawal is worse than heroin withdrawal. No one has ever been able to successfully taper off Suboxone. Tapering off Suboxone is something that’s shrouded in both mystery and myth. While the thought of stopping the medication certainly generates a bit of anxiety, the unknowns and “what ifs” are truly the drivers of fear. What …
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Missed Shots: The Dangers of Injecting Drugs Outside the Vein
Tracy was aiming for a vein, but she missed. Instead of entering her bloodstream, the heroin went directly into the fatty tissue around the vein. It hurt, but she figured it was no big deal. She was wrong… 4 Dangers of Missing the Vein With IV Drug Use Injecting a drug (often called “shooting up”) …
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