The state of Arizona sued drugmaker Insys for allegedly getting the drug Subsys to ineligible patients. The highly-addictive drug is only for cancer patients who have no other option. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Spanning across all socioeconomic statuses, races, cultures and ages, addiction is one of the largest and most insidious problems our society faces today. And yet, for the medical doctors who are often tasked with treating addiction, identifying and treating it is not always a straight forward process.
In his new book, Addiction Treatment, Dr. Michael Weaver, a specialist in substance abuse disor
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September is National Recovery Month. Join the National Library of Medicine, Outreach and Special Populations Branch (@NLM_OSP) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (@ASAMorg) for a Twitter chat on September 20 from 2-3PM, EST. Learn how stigma against opioid use disorder can impact prevention, treatment, and recovery by following #OpioidAwareChat.
#OpioidAwareChat: Discuss the Impact of
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THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2017 — Fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic, is a key player in America’s continuing epidemic of opioid-related overdose deaths, two new studies report.
Opioid OD deaths began increasing early this decade as people addicted to… (Source: Drugs.com – Daily MedNews)
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