Opiate Overdose
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Kits Using Naloxone Revive Addicts After Opiate Overdose - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “Naloxone, a medicine that blocks opiate receptors, can revive even the most catatonic drug users.” View full resource at nytimes.com
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NYT: Small Fixes: Kits Using Naloxone Revive Addicts After Opiate Overdose http://t.co/w5JiqeZt
uwnews.org | Prescription-type opiate overdoses, deaths continue to rise in King County | University of Washington News and Information
uwnews.org — “The number of people dying in King County from prescription-type opiate overdoses continues to rise, according to results released today from the 2009 King County Drug Trends report.” View full resource at uwnews.org
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RT @uwnews: Prescription-type opiate overdoses, deaths continue to rise in King County | http://bit.ly/aBdg4X
Most who OD on prescription opiates took methadone | Reuters
reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study of overdose deaths in Washington State due to prescription opiate drugs shows that most of these deaths involved methadone, and that these overdoses were much more” View full resource at reuters.com
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Most who OD on prescription opiates took methadone http://bit.ly/D2RkX
Where does your state rank in opiate drug overdose deaths? New Brain Post http://t.co/6vRUX99v.
t.co — “Where does your state rank in opiate drug overdose deaths? New Brain Post http://t.co/6vRUX99v.” View full resource at t.co
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Where does your state rank in opiate drug overdose deaths? New Brain Post http://t.co/6vRUX99v.
Four plaintiffs accuse Vancouver pain clinic of medical malpractice, alleging 'excessive amounts' of opiates prescribed | OregonLive.com
oregonlive.com — “The Payette Clinic has previously been linked to the Dec. 9, 2008 overdose death of a Gresham teenager, 18-year-old Rachel Daggett.” View full resource at oregonlive.com
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4 plaintiffs accuse Vancouver pain clinic of med mal, alleging 'excessive amounts' of opiates | OregonLive.com http://t.co/LFOaOTJ
High Doses of Prescription Painkillers Up Risk of OD Death - ABC News
abcnews.go.com — “Being prescribed high or maximum doses of narcotics for pain puts patients at a significantly increased risk of accidental, lethal overdose, a new study finds, adding to the already growing concern in the medical community about abuse and overuse of prescription painkillers.” View full resource at abcnews.go.com
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High Dose Painkillers Up Risk of OD Deaths: Study suggests max doses of opiate drugs increase accidental death r... http://bit.ly/hBsliQ
The New Drug Crisis: Addiction by Prescription - TIME
time.com — “Well-intentioned pain policies plus powerful opiate meds is leading to a national epidemic of pill popping — and accidental overdosing” View full resource at time.com
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The New Drug Crisis: Addiction by Prescription [Time] http://bit.ly/8ZqmlD
staying alive
harmreductionworks.org.uk — “staying alive” View full resource at harmreductionworks.org.uk
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Staying Alive - Injecting heroin/other opiates, what increases overdose risk http://ht.ly/6jC97 PDF http://ht.ly/6jC98 #IDU
Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers --- United States, 1999--2008
cdc.gov — “Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers --- United States, 1999--2008” View full resource at cdc.gov
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CDC: By 2010 enough were sold to medicate every American adult with... 5 mg of hydrocodone every 4 hours for 1 month. http://t.co/vrE1PnUh
Heroin shortage in UK is 'putting lives at risk' | Society | The Guardian
guardian.co.uk — “Increasing number of drug users overdose on adulterated heroin after Afghan poppy harvest is blighted by fungus” View full resource at guardian.co.uk
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Heroin shortage in UK is 'putting lives at risk' http://t.co/yid13hs via @guardian
Anna Nicole Smith Case Jury Begins Deliberations | ThirdAge
thirdage.com — “Anna Nicole Smith's drug overdose case is finally before the jury for deliberation. A Los Angeles jury has begun deliberations in the drug conspiracy case against Anna Nicole Smith's two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend. After nine weeks of testimony and” View full resource at thirdage.com
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Anna Nicole Smith Case Jury Begins Deliberations http://bit.ly/cG04VA
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