Random Opioid Testing Required For Pilots, Train Engineers, DOT Announces
New DOT rules will require pilots and train engineers to undergo random opioid testing, beginning next year.
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Opioid Abuse Problems Continues to be Widespread in U.S., As FDA Reviews Abuse Deterrent Drugs
The FDA is preparing to re-examine the effectiveness of abuse-deterrent pain killers as the opioid epidemic worsens among the country's youth.
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Opioid Death Rates May Be Higher Than Estimated: CDC
A CDC report warns that deaths linked to opioid complications may be classified incorrectly, leading to an underestimation of the death toll linked to the drug abuse epidemic.
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CDC Sees Increase In Babies Born to Opioid Addicted Mothers
A CDC report warns of a spike in children born with medical problems due to the mother's use of opioid drugs.
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High Potency Opioid Use Increased in 2015, As Other Opioid Use Declined: Report
A new report reveals that use of powerful painkillers are on the rise amid concerns about opioid drug abuse.
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Opioid Prescriptions Given To One-Third of Medicare Beneficiaries Amid Abuse Epidemic: Report
A new government report warns that one-third of Medicare recipients are prescribed powerful and addictive narcotic painkillers as the nation battles an opioid drug abuse epidemic.
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Opioid Prescribing Decreases When Doctors Are Monitored: Study
A new study finds that doctors whose prescribing habits are monitored tend to prescribe fewer addictive opioid painkillers.
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Fewer Opioids Being Prescribed For First Time in Two Decades: Report
Two new reports indicate that opioid painkiller prescriptions are declining for the first time in 20 years.
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Prescription Drug Misuse Among Teens Leads To Riskier Sexual Behavior: Study
A new study finds that teens who abuse prescription drugs are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not.
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Prescribing Narcotic Painkillers To Children Increases Risk of Future Abuse: Study
The findings of a new study suggest that when teens are prescribed narcotic painkillers they are more likely to become drug abusers as adults.
