Beverly Fishman's wall reliefs are seemingly sleek abstract compositions that mimic prescription drugs and medications like Prozac and Xanax, referencing the current
opioid addiction crisis.
A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in the search for pain relief methods without the addictive side effects behind the country's current
opioid addiction crisis.
Erie County lawmakers voted Thursday to approve plans for how to spend one million dollars to curb an ongoing
opioid addiction crisis.
President Donald Trump called heroin and
opioid addiction a crisis and health emergency, but fell short of committing new money to combat the problem.
America's
opioid addiction crisis is devastating families and costing the country billions of dollars...
A new limit on the amount of opiates a physician can prescribe at once is among a handful of changes lawmakers plan to make in an effort to combat the state's ongoing heroin and
opioid addiction crisis.
Two Rochester area organizations are hosting a day of hope and healing for those affected by
the opioid addiction crisis.
Sen. Martin Golden on Friday apologized after he was criticized for saying in an interview that heroin is not a «ghetto drug» and suggesting
the opioid addiction crisis was impacting upper income people.
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will unveil a plan on Monday to combat
the opioid addiction crisis that includes seeking the death penalty for drug dealers and urging Congress to toughen sentencing laws for drug traffickers, White House officials said on Sunday.
«There's a big difference between [medical marijuana] and recreational marijuana, and I think when you see something like
the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people,» said Spicer during the briefing.
He also noted that Pennsylvania has been one of the states hit hardest by
the opioid addiction crisis.
Each time the BCRA has been modified to meet moderates» demands — say, by adding far more money to tackle
the opioid addiction crisis, as the latest draft does — some other provision upsets the right - wing (such as the investment income taxes which affect the wealthy that are now being kept in the bill).
Not exact matches
One big headline item: the new CDC report finding that the
opioid and heroin
addiction crisis is fueling a massive surge in hepatitis C cases.
Although an
opioid addiction vaccine is still in the early stages, there are new medications to fight the
crisis that are much further along.
President Donald Trump revealed his new plan to combat the
opioid crisis on Monday in New Hampshire, a state hard - hit by painkiller and heroin
addiction and overdose in recent years.
Other pain points included drug pricing and how approving more generics may affect costs (Gottlieb parried that question by noting the FDA doesn't have the authority to negotiate prices or consider pricing when approving a drug) and his alleged softness on
opioid drug makers due the aforementioned financial ties and pro-industry ideology (the nominee noted that he considers
opioid addiction and overdoses a public health
crisis «on the order of Ebola and Zika»).
«All too often, the Christy Clark government relies on
crisis management responses to urgent issues in B.C., and our two - year
crisis in
opioid addiction is yet another example.
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed taxing prescription painkillers as a way to hold drugmakers accountable for the nation's
opioid addiction and overdose
crisis.
Though it's been particularly hard - hit, Ohio isn't alone in having to deal with the
crisis of death caused by
opioid addiction and overdoses.
Also at 1 p.m., parents who lost loved ones to the
opioid pandemic will join a person in recovery from
addiction and New York Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers Executive Director John Coppola to share their stories and advocate for state resources that match the magnitude of the
crisis, Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.
Senator Phil Boyle, Chairman of the Senates Joint Task Force on Heroin and
Opioid Addiction, said, Todays bill signing demonstrates what government can do when working together to confront a
crisis.
Poverty - related issues such as homelessness or family
crisis treatment like
opioid addiction need more than a simple infusion of cash.
As people continue to die from heroin and
opioid addiction in central and northern New York, communities like Oswego County are offering new treatment programs to combat the
crisis.
In the face of roughly 11 deaths each week in Erie County due to
opioid drug overdoses, the County Legislature is poised to approve a «
crisis response plan» today that would better connect those suffering from
addiction with services and expand Health Department programs aimed add addressing the epidemic.
At a time when the nation is grappling with an
opioid crisis, hundreds of researchers,
addiction experts and service - providers are meeting in Buffalo to discuss prevention strategies.
On Tuesday Governor Andrew Cuomo (D - NY) announced the appointment of a task force aimed at ending what he called a
crisis of heroin and
opioid addiction plaguing families and communities in New York.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has appointed a task force aimed at ending what he called a
crisis of heroin and
opioid addiction continuing to plague families and communities in New York.
The State Senate Task Force on heroin &
Opioid Addiction have issued a 4 - part plan to combat the
crisis in New York State.
The polls are part of community effort by Prescription for Progress: United against
opioid addiction, a newly formed coalition of of leaders in healthcare, media, law enforcement, education and business in New York's Capital Region aimed at raising awareness and taking steps to mitigate the
crisis.
This collection of his and their answers covers the science related to timely topics such as the
addictions behind the
opioid crisis and why the phrase «time flies when you're having fun» rings true in the brain.
As the
opioid crisis escalates, the science behind
addiction remains poorly understood.
«It will be hard to address the
addiction and overdose
crisis without better understanding and addressing the neurobiology linking
opioids, pain and social connectedness,» says Sarah Wakeman, medical director of the Substance Use Disorder Initiative at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
As the
opioid crisis persists across America, it's becoming increasingly important to examine other ways of preventing and managing pain, as well as treating
addiction to prescription
opioids.
Prevention efforts that start with young children and a significantly overhauled
addiction - treatment system will be key to addressing the
opioid epidemic, as well as any future
crises involving drug abuse, Richter said.
Pisces rules hospitals, elder care, and
addiction (hello,
opioid crisis).
Nor will another trending topic of drug
addiction hurt the chances of Heroin (e), which not only deals forcefully with the much talked - about
opioid crisis, but also does it by focusing on the heroic efforts of three women leading the charge in West Virginia.
Opioid addiction is often described as an «equal opportunity» problem that can afflict people from all races and walks of life, but while true enough, this obscures the fact that the opioid crisis has particularly affected some of the poorest regions of the country, such as Appalachia, and that people living in poverty are especially at risk
Opioid addiction is often described as an «equal opportunity» problem that can afflict people from all races and walks of life, but while true enough, this obscures the fact that the
opioid crisis has particularly affected some of the poorest regions of the country, such as Appalachia, and that people living in poverty are especially at risk
opioid crisis has particularly affected some of the poorest regions of the country, such as Appalachia, and that people living in poverty are especially at risk for...
County leaders recognize the significant public health
crisis caused by the
opioid addiction.
The
opioid crisis has infiltrated communities across North America — and for individuals with
addiction issues who are caring for children, the repercussions may be... Read more