opioids

How Opioid Prescriptions Are Being Overused in Senior Care Settings Opioid medications were once hailed as breakthrough pain relievers—but for seniors in care settings, they’ve quietly... read the story

by Amanda Blankenship

Alcohol Is Killing More People Than Opioids Alcohol is killing more adults in the United States than the opioid epidemic, according to the Institute for... read the story

by Amanda Blankenship

FDA Warns of People Abusing Their Pets’ Opioid Prescription In 2015, the opioid crisis cost the American economy an estimated $504 billion, or 2.8% of the GDP. Although many govern... read the story

by Amanda Blankenship

US Heroin Overdoses Are At An All-Time High One in every four overdoses that occurs in the United States is a result of heroin and opioid usage, according to a new ... read the story