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November 16, 2017

Colorado arms K-9 units with life-saving opioid antidote

Colorado law enforcement agents across the state were outfitted with 4,000 kits of Narcan on Wednesday amid an uptick in the amount of K-9 units exposed to dangerous opioids while on the job.

November 16, 2017

FDA clears nerve stimulator for opioid withdrawal symptoms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared for use an electrical nerve stimulator designed to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal.

November 15, 2017

Woman dies after cleaning up son's fatal drug overdose, coroner says

A Pennsylvania coroner believes that a 69-year-old woman who died earlier this month likely came into contact with a deadly substance while cleaning up her son鈥檚 drug paraphernalia.

November 14, 2017

South Carolina church uses Bible and prayer to help faithful fight opioid addiction

Thousands are dying from opioid-related overdoses across the U.S. but a South Carolina church is waging war against the epidemic using the power of prayer to help those battling addiction.

November 14, 2017

FDA warns on use of kratom to treat opioid addiction amid links to 36 deaths

The FDA issued a public health advisory on Tuesday over the use of kratom, an unapproved botanical substance that originates from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

November 12, 2017

To the people dying from the opioid epidemic, drugs aren't the problem -- they're the solution

For the first time in America, we are properly tackling drug addiction as a public health issue requiring public health solutions, rather than a public safety issue necessitating heavy-handed and ineffective criminal penalties.

November 10, 2017

Opioid abuse crisis takes heavy toll on US veterans

Opioid drug abuse has killed more Americans than the Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam wars combined, and U.S. veterans and advocates this Veteran's Day are focusing on how to help victims of the crisis.

November 8, 2017

Cutting back on alcohol can prevent cancers, experts claim

A large organization of cancer doctors has issued a call to action to minimize alcohol consumption.

November 7, 2017

Florida insurer to stop covering oxycodone, will offer abuse-resistant alternative

Florida Blue said that starting Jan. 1, 2018 the insurer will no longer cover the cost of OxyContin prescriptions and instead offer patients Xtampza ER, an alternative opioid that resists crushing and contains a substance that neutralizes the effect of the opioid.

November 3, 2017

Trump should partner with the faith community to tackle the opioid crisis

For many Americans, an effective antidote to despair is faith and community.