Proposed changes dovetail with a nationwide epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths
Stanford–Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis formed to address the opioid crisis in the United States and Canada
In response to the incident, Hartford officials pledged to ensure that all city schools are stocked with naloxone
However, wide variation seen in provider uptake
For patients with opioid use disorder taking buprenorphine-naloxone, it is deemed appropriate to continue three times-daily dosing
Greatest decline in MME volume per capita seen among persons aged 46 to 55 years and in metropolitan counties
Likelihood of developing POU increased for those with history of drug abuse, preoperative muscle relaxant or benzodiazepine use
Settlement was reached in thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma for its role in opioid epidemic
Figure is almost 30 percent higher than the previous year, when 78,000 overdose deaths were reported
It is not clear how the decision will affect similar cases nationwide, since most public nuisance laws are state-specific