BY: ASHLEY MURRAY WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the U.S. House passed bipartisan legislation Thursday in an effort to curb staggering overdose deaths from illegal fentanyl substances that are illicitly produced and up to 50 times stronger than heroin. The HALT Fentanyl Act, passed on a 289-133 vote with 74 Democratic votes and support from[Read More…]
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New nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
This photo provided by Indivior in May 2023 shows their drug Opvee. On Monday, May 22, 2023, U.S. health regulators approved the medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other powerful opioids, which are currently driving the nation’s drug crisis.(Indivior via AP) By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.[Read More…]
Attorney General Cameron Urges Congress to Protect Kentuckians from Illicit Xylazine
By Kentucky Attorney General Cameron FRANKFORT, Ky. – KY Attorney General Daniel Cameron urged Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would curb the widespread use and trafficking of xylazine and help prevent overdose deaths. Xylazine is a pharmaceutical drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug[Read More…]
Fentanyl deaths in children increase 30X in the last ten years
by CNN Fatal overdoses involving fentanyl have surged in recent years in the US, and new research shows that deaths among children have increased significantly, mirroring trends among adults. More than 5,000 children and teens have died from overdoses involving fentanyl in the past two decades, according to data published Monday in JAMA[Read More…]
Rural hospitals are key in fighting opioid and fentanyl crises. We must keep them open.
By Jeff Taylor The opioid and fentanyl crisis is still claiming the lives of too many Americans despite growing awareness of the problem, more government resources and money from settled lawsuits with pharmaceutical companies going to affected communities. In 2021 alone, nearly 300 Americans died every single day from drug overdose.[Read More…]
More people died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2021 than meth, cocaine or heroin
By WSBTV.com News Staff ATLANTA — Fentanyl is killing tens of thousands more Americans than any other drug and it’s not even close, according to a new report. New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show just how much drug overdose deaths are rising across the country. In[Read More…]
STUDY: Indiana, Kentucky among states with biggest drug problems
by: Jana Garrett HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on the states with the biggest drug problems, and Kentucky as well as Indiana make the list. WalletHub says, “Drug abuse has a long and storied history in the United States, and we’ve been ‘at war’ with[Read More…]
Opioid Addiction Treatment Rates in U.S. Have Flatlined, Study Finds
By Cara Murez | HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid crisis led to changes that make it easier for people struggling with addiction to get medication from a health care provider to help them quit. But researchers found that for some reason, rates of[Read More…]
New addiction recovery center opens in Morehead
By Brandon Robinson MOREHEAD, Ky. (WYMT) – People living in one Northeastern Kentucky community now have a new option for addiction recovery. On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear, Senior Advisor Rocky Adkins and members of the community officially opened the new Raven Cares facility in Morehead. The new non-profit residential recovery facility[Read More…]
‘Addiction medicine is primary care’: Patients who visit their primary care doctor for opioid addiction treatment reduce their overdose risk, a new study suggests
By AUBREY WHELAN | THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER PHILADELPHIA — As a primary care physician at Jefferson Health, Greg Jaffe helps his patients navigate diabetes and high blood pressure, flu shots and annual checkups — standard fare for a family medicine practitioner. But for many of his patients, he also oversees a[Read More…]