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Opioid settlement funds can be spent on traditional healing in tribal nations : Shots

The Mi’kmaq Nation in Maine spent about $50,000 of its opioid settlement funds to build a healing lodge it will…

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Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shown effective

Starting people with opioid use disorder on extended-release, injectable naltrexone (XR-naltrexone) within five to seven days of seeking treatment is…

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More than 320,000 children lost a parent to opioid overdose in a decade : Shots

Esther Nesbitt lost two of her children to drug overdoses and her grandchildren are among more than 320,000 who lost…

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New data identifies trends in accidental opioid overdoses in children

The US saw a 22% decline in rates of prescription-opioid overdose related emergency department (ED) visits in children 17 and…

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Medical Cannabis Linked To Lower Opioid, Alcohol, Tobacco Use

A Canadian cannabis patient survey reveals many respondents reported symptom improvement and reduction in their use of prescription opioids, alcohol,…

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Early identification of persistent pain plus holistic interventions cut opioid use

For most people, recovering from an injury or surgery might require a short round of painkillers, but for about one…

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Methadone to treat opioid addiction will be easier to get soon under new rule : Shots

A liquid dose of methadone at the clinic in Rossville, Ga. The medication is only available at designated opioid treatment…

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Lawmakers push to limit use of opioid settlement funds to fight addiction : Shots

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation with Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, to put guardrails around the use of billions…

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