Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims

The study discovered that nonmedical personnel can provide the naloxone to an overdose victim in about one minute.

Nicole Adams, Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University • conversation
Jan. 22, 2024 • ~5 min

Prescription opioids tied to heart disease

"Beyond the harms of opioids that we are more aware of, there are others we are still uncovering."

Yale • futurity
Jan. 19, 2024 • ~5 min

Decline in post-surgery opioid prescriptions has slowed

Opioid prescriptions from surgeons still average 44 pills, suggesting efforts to right-size prescribing are still necessary.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 11, 2023 • ~6 min

Headache or sore all over after bad night’s sleep?

Sleep loss heightens pain; pain can cause sleep loss. But why one begets the other has been largely clouded in uncertainty — until now.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Nov. 28, 2023 • ~7 min

Dozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month − an expert on substance use unpacks the grim numbers with 3 charts

Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.

Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 • ~7 min

U.S. men die nearly six years before women, reflecting largest gap since 1996

Analysis finds COVID-19 and “deaths of despair” behind trend that has been growing since 2010.

Victoria Colliver • harvard
Nov. 13, 2023 • ~4 min

Stigma opioid-dependent moms feel affects baby’s health care

The stigma and shame opioid-dependent mothers may feel can affect the health care their infants receive, researchers report.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Nov. 7, 2023 • ~6 min

White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments

Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.

Sofia Stathi, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Greenwich • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 • ~5 min

After Purdue Pharma lawsuit, competitors swooped in

Legal action against Purdue Pharma resulted in greater marketing spending to promote opioids among its competitors, a study finds.

U. Washington • futurity
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~9 min

Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good

A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.

Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, Researcher Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, University of Oslo • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 • ~10 min

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