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New nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval

23.05.2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new, easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis. Opvee …

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Biden drug czar: ‘All options are on the table’ for expanding methadone access

18.05.2023

WASHINGTON — The federal government is aggressively exploring ways to increase access to methadone, a key Biden administration official told STAT. Methadone, a common addiction medication, is the most effective …

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U.S. backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

08.05.2023

For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin …

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To ease start of addiction treatment, doctors find surprise aid: ketamine

08.05.2023

Ever since fentanyl came to dominate the U.S. illicit drug supply, doctors and patients have found buprenorphine, a key addiction-treatment medication, increasingly difficult to use. All too often, fentanyl’s potency …

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DEA will delay telemedicine restrictions for buprenorphine, Adderall, and other drugs

03.05.2023

The Drug Enforcement Administration is holding off on making sweeping changes to the way certain drugs can be prescribed via telemedicine — for now. The DEA announced Wednesday that it …

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Pennsylvania set to ban supervised drug use sites, in setback for harm reduction

28.04.2023

Pennsylvania lawmakers are set to pass a new ban on supervised drug consumption, effectively ending a Philadelphia nonprofit’s long-running effort to offer a sanctioned substance-use site meant to prevent overdose …

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Dying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown

23.04.2023

At age 93, struggling with the effects of a stroke, heart failure and recurrent cancer, Teri Sheridan was ready to end her life using New Jersey’s law that allows medically …

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Health / In the Lab

FDA’s new plan to study opioids’ effectiveness faces resistance

20.04.2023

The Food and Drug Administration’s latest plan to study whether opioids are effective as a chronic pain treatment is facing significant resistance from addiction and pain care experts. A planned …

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First Opinion

Opinion: OTC naloxone is a baby step toward making the life-saving medication accessible

17.04.2023

In an attempt to make naloxone more accessible amid the massive human toll of the opioid crisis, the FDA recently approved over-the-counter naloxone. Naloxone is the one solution that has …

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