Smartwatch data may help detect opioid misuse risk
Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for…
National medicines database promised after telehealth ‘doctor-shopping’ leads to overdose
Reminders of Alison Collins’s late daughter Erin fill the Melbourne home they once shared. From the family’s loyal…
Burlington to cut mental health clinicians from police department
The Burlington Police Department is set to eliminate a program that placed licensed mental health clinicians within the…
Risk assessment models could improve support for patients leaving hospital against medical advice
Risk prediction tools might help identify patients at the highest risk of overdose and death after a “before…
Inconsistent labels and risky doses found in turmeric supplements worldwide
An new study reveals major gaps in the regulation and transparency of turmeric supplements, highlighting how weak oversight…
Researchers to study the economics of substance use disorder treatments with $4 million NIDA grant
A team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine investigators has been…
Ohio launches mobile opioid treatment medication units
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WSYX) — The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health and numerous community partners unveiled the state’s first…
Dangerous ‘Benadryl’ challenge lands a 13-year-old girl in ER after overdose |
A 13-year-old girl in South Carolina was hospitalized after participating in the dangerous ‘Benadryl’ challenge, consuming excessive amounts…