Pharmacology
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Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said he thinks firefighters need standards and protocols to follow when they handle overdoses that may involve highly toxic substances
Across Ohio, prescriptions for opioids decreased by at least 10 percent in all but 13 of 88 counties
The Cook County Jail has trained about 900 inmates how to use naloxone and has distributed 400 of them to at-risk men and women as they got out
Officers said Eric Roman was unconscious in the driver’s seat while his 7-year-old daughter sat on his lap to try and steer the car to safety
The man can be seen in footage shouting at residents while he is bleeding profusely from his groin area before charging at a female officer
The infant was unresponsive, and preliminary reports from toxicology tests show that he had methamphetamine and fentanyl in his system
Earlier this month, the Houston Police Department said they would stop performing roadside tests of substances believed to be illicit drugs
Next month, the Portland City Council will be briefed by the city attorney and discuss a potential lawsuit against companies that produce and distribute opioids
The legislation will help officials target physicians who might be illicitly prescribing powerful prescription medications
Vince Loyd was charged with delivery and possession of a controlled substance as well as endangerment of a child
Assistant State Attorney Alan Johnson “suggested that they have a cut off” for patients who overdose multiple times
“It is the youngest suspected OD we’ve had in the city ever,” Christopher Hickey of Manchester Fire Department said
James Whitham said he was being treated for gastrointestinal pain, but was given a form of fentanyl only approved for cancer patients
“If you keep dealing heroin in Elkhart County, you should expect that you are going to get caught,” prosecutor Vicki Becker said
Jeremy English said he was driving when he saw a car pulled over with four overdose victims inside
“Cities like ours are now frantically searching for answers for our own population” Mayor Cary Glickstein said
EMS1 looked at Google Trends data to discover which opioids are most often researched.
The case has underscored how frighteningly prevalent fentanyl has become and how potent it is
Preliminary toxicology tests show Alton Banks had fentanyl in his system when he collapsed and died at his home
In Portland, Maine, officials have collected more than 700 needles so far this year, putting them on track to handily exceed the nearly 900 gathered in all of 2016
Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher and Dr. Matthew Bivens are working to close off one avenue that can lead to opioid addiction
It’s possible to stem the crisis without denying opioids to patients whose doctors prescribe them responsibly
Clarion University officials said the program was designed to assist responders and other professionals who deal with the epidemic
Eighty percent of heroin addicts start with abuse of prescription drugs, and most get them from friends, relatives or a medicine cabinet
Police said tainted heroin may be responsible for at least eight overdoses over the weekend
Sen. Tammy Duckworth said there needs to be more effort in making sure addicts have access to treatment
Students will graduate qualified for the required federal “waiver” to prescribe medications to treat opioid-use disorders
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Researchers found local differences, with opioid prescribing six times higher in some counties than others
Investigators said she was unresponsive when police and paramedics arrived but was revived with a dose of naloxone
