May 29, 2020 | Recent News
Depression amid COVID-19 may be creating uptick in drug use. Read More.
May 28, 2020 | Recent News
The nation is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, but the opioid epidemic remains in full force. Read More.
May 15, 2020 | Recent News
While the Faribault school district has no reported cases of opioid overdoses, the facilities will soon have a plan in place in case the problem ever arises. Faribault Middle and High schools will each have naloxone nasal spray to store on campus for emergency...
May 12, 2020 | Recent News
A new culprit has surfaced in America’s seemingly endless game of opioid Whac-A-Mole: the research chemical isotonitazene. The drug, which has no approved clinical uses, began appearing in autopsy reports in the U.S. within the last year, likely as a result of...
May 7, 2020 | Recent News
When it comes to rates of infection and addiction, both the coronavirus pandemic and the opioid epidemic disproportionately impact the poorest and most vulnerable members of society. As physicians, it’s critical to understand the dynamics of this phenomenon to provide...
Apr 28, 2020 | Featured, Recent News
Though self-quarantining can help stop the spread of COVID-19, it also carries potential setbacks for people who are addicted to powerful painkillers, the Associated Press and other news outlets report. Read More.
Apr 10, 2020 | Recent News
Health experts say the U.S. government has been slow to strengthen the drug supply chain, despite recent painful reminders of its vulnerabilities. Read More.
Apr 10, 2020 | Recent News
As the world fights to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the U.S. continues to combat another domestic public health issue: the opioid epidemic, the crisis created by prescription and illicit opioid misuse addiction and overdose. Read...
Apr 7, 2020 | Recent News
Societal effects of the coronavirus pandemic could spur an increase in opioid overdoses, an NIH official says. Read More.
Apr 5, 2020 | Recent News
For the 16 million people globally and 3 million people in the U.S. suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD), COVID-19 brings a slew of issues: lack of face-to-face counseling services, methadone clinic shutdown and increased mortality risk from coronavirus from...
