Sentences with phrase «opioid abuse means»

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health want to understand why current dosages of the antidotes are failing in some cases, yet the nationwide law - enforcement crackdown on opioid abuse means they're having a hard time getting permission to get samples of the illegal products they need to study.

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There are some startling stats behind the idea: 65 % of opioid abusers get them from unwitting family and friends, and about one third of medications sold go unused, meaning they're more readily available for abuse.