painkillers

FDA Approves Painkiller Overdose Field Treatment

By |2017-02-10T09:49:43-07:00April 14th, 2014|Prevention|

It’s no secret that misuse and abuse of opiate painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin are a large and growing public health threat in Arizona-  misuse and abuse of these medicines are now killing more Arizonans than car crashes. Last week the FDA approved a prescription treatment called Evzio that can be used in medical emergencies caused by prescription [...]

Killer Painkillers

By |2017-02-10T09:50:19-07:00July 12th, 2013|General|

According to a new CDC report, about 18 U.S. women die every day of a prescription painkiller overdose, totaling more than 6,600 deaths in 2010.  This is a stunning increase of 400% since 1999.  Every 3 minutes, a woman goes to the emergency department for prescription painkiller misuse or abuse.  The report explains that women [...]

Safe Prescribing Medical Education

By |2017-02-10T09:50:35-07:00March 27th, 2013|General|

The number of prescriptions filled for opioid pain relievers has increased dramatically along with deaths from overdoses from painkillers (more than 1000 in AZ last year), leading the CDC to identify prescription drug abuse a problem of "epidemic" proportions.  To better equip physicians against this crisis, the National Institute on Drug Abuse offers two free online [...]

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