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States expand investigation of opioid makers, distributors

States expand investigation of opioid makers, distributors

“Too often, prescription opioids are the on-ramp to addiction for millions of Americans,” New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a …
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Breaking the Chains of Addiction for Improved Health, Relationships, and Overall Happiness

An addict can be hurt physically, mentally, emotionally and more often than not, financially. In the past decade, drug addicts in North America alone …
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31 Women Lose Their Lives to Opioids Every Day

Even if police could stop the street sales, opioids are widely available on the … The problem was that Purdue’s less-addictive claim was false and the …. “First, it can be more difficult for African American women to admit it and try to …
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FDA warns on mixing opioid addiction treatments, other meds

FDA issues new warnings about risk of combining medication for opioid addiction with certain other drugs (Source: ABC News: Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the agency ’s continued efforts to promote the safe adoption of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) – the use of medication combined with counseling and behavioral therapies – is one of the major pillars of the federal response to the opioid epidemic in this country. This type of treatment is an important tool that has the potential to help millions of Americans with an opioid use disorder reg ain control over their lives. In fact, patients receiving MAT c
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