Millions hooked on illicit drugs, as nations debate policy to tackle the problem

And, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the U.S. is leading the way … The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reports that 10% of Americans 12 and older said they … For example, while cocaine use is decreasing or stabilizing in Europe and North America, it has …
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March 22, 2016 — In a continuing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks related to opioid use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced required class-wide safety labeling changes for immediate-release… (Source: Drugs.com – Pharma News)
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The Food and Drug Administration will require boxed warnings on the risks of abuse, misuse, addiction, overdose, and death for all immediate-release opioids. The decision is part of the latest wave of efforts by federal officials to combat the ballooning opioid epidemic. It comes a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines recommending nonopioid analgesia for non
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(CNN)In an attempt to help slow the prescription drug abuse epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that immediate-release opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and fentanyl will now have to carry a “black box” warning about the risk of abuse, addiction, overdose and death….
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The agency has added a new boxed warning about the risks for misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose, and death and changes the indication to treatment of severe pain with no alternatives. News Alerts (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
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