October 31, 2017 Pain drugs in pregnancy tied to ADHD Women who use a lot of the common pain reliever acetaminophen during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than those who don't use the drug, a Norwegian study suggests.
September 29, 2017 Makers of fast-acting opioids will have to pay for training, FDA says Makers of fast-acting opioids will have to fund voluntary training for healthcare professionals who prescribe the drugs, including education on safe prescribing practices and non-opioid alternatives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday.
September 27, 2017 Painkiller maker stops sales at FDA request because of abuse The maker of opioid painkiller Opana ER is pulling the drug off the market at the request of federal regulators because it's being abused.
September 26, 2017 More than a third of US adults prescribed opioids in 2015 The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests a new government study.
September 26, 2017 Dog revived with Narcan after getting into pain pills A 3-year-old Labrador named “Addie” is believed to be the first dog in the state of Maine to be revived with Narcan, after she got into her owner’s purse and ingested 25 pain pills.
September 26, 2017 Oversupply of pain pills after surgery helps fuel opioid epidemic Reuters Health - More than two-thirds of surgery patients in a recent study had prescription opioids left over after they recovered from their operations, and the vast majority failed to safely store or dispose of the often misused and abused pills, researchers say.
September 26, 2017 Walking and biking tied to lower risk of hospitalization with sciatica (This August 3rd story has been refiled to add dropped "of" to headline) Reuters Health - Lifestyle factors like obesity and smoking are known to raise people's risk of developing sciatica, but a new study finds that regular walking and biking may have an opposite, and just as powerful effect.
September 26, 2017 DEA proposes cutting production of some opioid painkillers The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Friday proposed a 20 percent reduction in the manufacture of certain commonly prescribed opioid painkillers next year.
September 26, 2017 High-tech ideas to fix opioid crisis compete for Ohio grants A call by Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) for scientific breakthroughs to help solve the opioid crisis is drawing interest from dozens of groups with ideas including remote controlled medication dispensers, monitor devices for addicts and pain-relieving massage gloves.
September 26, 2017 Opioid crisis: Trump's drug czar vows to take on doctors and dealers, help addicts The Trump administration is ready for war, and the president's top general in this particular fight says there is no more time to waste.
