At least 28-non fatal overdoses and eight fatal overdoses suspected to be due to fentanyl use were reported between Jan. 11-21.
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A recently enacted New York law aims to ensure that naloxone is available if needed by people who take prescription opioids.
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is a higher risk for adverse dental outcomes associated with sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone compared with transdermal buprenorphine or oral naltrexone, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The implementation of an automated harm reduction dispensing machine is associated with increased access and use of harm reduction products and services, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.
Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on edible cannabis products at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation's opioid epidemic.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned health care workers to look out for patients who may have been exposed to a potentially deadly animal sedative, possibly through illicit drug use. The veterinary medication xylazine is sometimes added to fentanyl, heroin, or other drugs after either being diverted from the legal animal supply or illicitly produced, the FDA said.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned health care workers to look out for patients who may have been exposed to a potentially deadly animal sedative, possibly through illicit drug use.
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids — and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely.
When Bradley Angel of Billings died from a fentanyl overdose last year, he was one of 71,000 Americans killed by the powerful drug that year.
When Bradley Angel of Billings died from a fentanyl overdose last year, he was one of 71,000 Americans killed by the powerful drug that year.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that's driving a surge in drug overdose deaths, kills by stopping breathing even before someone loses consciousness, a new study reveals.
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The out-of-pocket (OOP) cost for naloxone has grown and poses a substantial barrier to access for uninsured patients, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Health Forum.
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Naloxone is a lifesaving antidote to an opioid overdose, but it may be priced too high for those most vulnerable to opioid-related death, a new study finds.
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Methamphetamine and opioid co-users are more likely to have nonfatal overdoses compared with users of either drug alone, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
"Opioid overdoses have killed hundreds of Montanans and thousands more struggle with addiction," Attorney General Austin Knudsen said in a statement.
This year there have been 22 fentanyl-related fatalities confirmed by the state crime lab, according to a press release Monday.
Naloxone, the life-saving opiate overdose reversal drug, is now available in Montana to eligible recipients.