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Opioid abuse, specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to be a major threat to US public health, with more than…
Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when they use a…
Deaths from injection-related infections such as endocarditis have increased among young people, likely due to the increase in injection drug…
State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in settlements from companies that manufactured, sold or distributed prescription painkillers…
Basic elementsThe drug supply is made more toxic by fentanyl. This increases the risk of overdose.Teen overdose deaths are on…
Basic elementsThe drug supply is made more toxic by fentanyl. Fentanyl is a very powerful opioid found in most illegal…
The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) has received a five-year, $7.8 million grant…
When Ben Brown, assistant professor of chemistry, thinks about the opioid epidemic, he sees the problem at a molecular level.…