Preventing Overdose Deaths
Now, more medications treat opioid use disorder Drug-related deaths hit an all-time high in the United States recently, with most of those fatalities due to opioid overdoses. New medical treatments can help respond to overdoses and opioid use disorder, preventing some deaths. In Illinois, 2,944 people died from opioid overdoses in 2020, which was a […]
The Science of Addiction
Drugs, the brain and how to fix the cycle of substance abuse Taylor was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she unwittingly used OxyContin for the first time. The South Florida teen, who asked that her last name not be used for privacy, had been having menstrual cramps in math class when another student offered […]
