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Deaths of despair were rising long before opioids
Deaths of despair were rising long before opioids

Long before opioids flooded communities, something else was quietly changing—and it may have helped set the stage for today’s crisis. A new study finds that as church attendance dropped among middle-aged, less educated white Americans, deaths from overdoses, suicide, and alcohol-related disease b... Read more

Science Daily - Dec 20
Stopping long-term prescription opioids doesn’t increase suicide risk
Stopping long-term prescription opioids doesn’t increase suicide risk

New research challenges fears about stopping long-term prescription opioid use, uncovering no associated rise in suicide risk and a sharp drop in overdose death. The findings offer reassurance for clinicians and patients managing chronic pain.Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health,... Read more

New Atlas - Oct 23
FDA's double standard: Approves deadly opioids while banning safer smoking alternatives
FDA's double standard: Approves deadly opioids while banning safer smoking alternatives

The Food and Drug Administration likes to present itself as the nation's gatekeeper against dangerous products, but history tells a different story. Read more

The Washington Times - Aug 19