Articles tagged as: opioids
November 21, 2016
NFL Players Searching For Painkiller Choices Hope For Relaxed Marijuana Ban
Now that marijuana use is allowed in 28 states, it has opened up renewed questions about the drug as a pain reliever for people - including players in the National Football League.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2016
Deadly Opioid Overwhelms First Responders And Crime Labs in Ohio
Heroin isn't new in Cincinnati, but the recent surge in overdoses is being blamed on an even more potent drug called carfentanil. It's 100 times stronger than fentanyl, a more common synthetic opioid that is itself much stronger than heroin. Carfentanil is used to sedate elephants. It can be dangerous to even touch it without gloves.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2016
New Electric Device Guides Patients Through Crucial Withdrawal Period
Indiana is one of the many states that has been wrestling with how to decrease its residents' drug use - especially of opioids, a class of drugs that includes heroin and some prescription painkillers. A new gadget is helping people at a Union County clinic get through the early phase of their recovery.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2016
Addiction Costs Indiana Billions Of Dollars, Studies Say
Researchers found that costs associated with tobacco use total $6.8 billion each year.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2016
Drug Task Force Meets In Indy
The task force discussed a rise in children's mental health cases and pharmacy robberies.
Read MoreJune 15, 2016
President's Budget Includes $19M To Address Indiana's Drug Epidemic
Indiana would receive the 16th highest amount of federal funding under the president's proposal.
Read MoreJune 1, 2016
FDA Approves New Implanted Medication For Opioid Addiction
Probuphine is a rod that is implanted into the skin containing buprenorphine, an opioid dependence combative drug previously only taken orally.
Read MoreMay 31, 2016
Indiana Opioid Prescriptions Drop For First Time Ever
From 2014 to 2015, Indiana saw a 7.5 percent decrease in the total amount of prescriptions, making it the 11th highest in the U.S. and slightly above the national average.
Read MoreMay 10, 2016
The Link Between Drug Use And Acute Hepatitis
Acute cases of hepatitis C are increasing in Indiana, and public health officials are pointing to injection drug use as the biggest reason.
Read MoreMay 10, 2016
Richmond Hospital Sees Increase In Opioid-Addicted Newborns
Hospital representatives say 23 babies were born with an opioid addiction through the first four months of this year.
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