Women With Opioid Addiction Live With Daily Fear Of Assault, Rape
Such attacks among women and some men with an opioid addiction often go unreported because the victims fear retaliation from drug dealers or charges from police.
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Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids
Learning strategies to deal with chronic pain can be an effective way to stay off addictive medicines, says the head of the Mayo Clinic's pain rehab center. But insurance doesn't always cover it.
Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions
Maine is among a handful of states putting limits on the painkiller dose that doctors can prescribe a patient. Some doctors and patients say the law is helping, while others say it goes too far.
Hospitals Could Do More For Survivors Of Opioid Overdoses, Study Suggests
Researchers say hospitals are missing an opportunity to help people with opioid addiction get into treatment by not doing enough when they show up in emergency rooms after an overdose.
Some States Say Declaring An Emergency Has Helped In The Opioid Fight
Arizona is among the states that have declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency, to help with funding and access to data. It's a move the Trump administration has declined to make.
First Responders Spending More On Overdose Reversal Drug
With price hikes and rising demand, the drug naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose, is taking up an ever-larger share of emergency department budgets.
To Grow Market Share, A Drugmaker Pitches Its Product To Judges
The pharmaceutical company Alkermes is trying to increase the number of people taking Vivitrol for their opioid addiction by marketing the drug to judges, who have the power to influence treatment.
Opioid Treatment Funds In Senate Bill Would Fall Far Short Of Needs
A Senate proposal to repeal Obamacare includes $45 billion to treat opioid addiction. But it wouldn't make up for deep cuts to Medicaid in that same bill that has funded much of that treatment.
For Foundation Leader, North Carolina 'Listening Tour' Brings Surprises And Concerns
It's been a little over a year since Maurice “Mo” Green took the helm at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction
Expanding Medicaid has helped many people caught up in the opioid epidemic get treatment. But doctors say the proposed Republican changes to the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize these programs.