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New Report Finds Co-Prescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines to Veterans at VHA from 2007 to 2019 Increased Their Risk of Death
A new congressionally mandated report examines how opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing between 2007 and 2019 impacted ...
FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx
The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated ...
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Opioid crisis worsens in Spokane County with alarming overdose data
The opioid crisis in Spokane County is escalating, according to data presented by Dr. Veena Singh from the Spokane County ...
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and ...
USPS suspends inbound packages from China, Hong Kong Posts
The United States Postal Service announced on Tuesday it will temporarily suspend international package acceptance of inbound ...
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Wash. county sees increase in overdose deaths
Last year, at least 327 people died of overdose in Spokane County, a more than 300% increase from 2019, when there were 80 ...