The opioid crisis continues to devastate the U.S. In 2021, over 107,000 people died from drug overdoses and experts say the annual economic cost of the crisis exceeds one trillion dollars. But what ...
Between 2002 and 2013, heroin use among women increased at twice the rate of men. This is a story of addiction... and recovery... and relapse. Legions of women are entering rehab to kick opioids and ...
A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...
As a pharmacist for HCMC and Hennepin emergency services, Holly Drone has seen a lot. But when Drone described the pain of opiate withdrawal on patients, she turned to her clients’ and co-workers’ ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Stephanie Willis struggled with heroin addiction for many years. Now, with the help of a drug called Vivitrol, Stephanie is ...
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