Study Examines Doctors’ Use of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs October 14, 2014 As prescription drug abuse and overdose have escalated nationwide, prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) were implemented in every state, but...
Deaths Due to Painkillers Higher Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined June 18, 2014 The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and...
Overdose Deaths Push Rhode Island to Make Antidote Easier to Get March 18, 2014 By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI Rhode Island’s health department director has taken emergency steps to address an overdose crisis by making an overdose antidote more...
Wisconsin Implements Pilot Program to Combat Overdose Deaths January 13, 2014 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is trying a one-year pilot program involving a narcotic antidote in an effort to...