From National Institute on Drug Abuse March 24, 2020 As people across the U.S. and the rest of the world … More
Tag: Opioids
Connections between Sleep and Substance Use Disorders
From the Monthly Blog of Dr. Nora Volkow, Executive Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse Original Date March 9, 2020 … More
The Opioid Issue: Part 4
Part Four: Taking It to the Streets The opioid epidemic doesn’t stay behind closed doors. It’s spilling into public life, … More
Ambitious Research Plan to Help Solve the Opioid Crisis
From the blog of Dr. Lora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse Posted June 12, 2018 In spring 2018 Congress … More
Opioids
Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as Fentanyl, and pain relievers … More
COUNTERFEIT OXYCODONE WARNING!
COUNTERFEIT PAIN PILLS CONTAINING DANGEROUS SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS! Originally posted July 18, 2017 National Institute of Drug Abuse https://www.drugabuse.gov/ Health and … More
Fentanyl Becomes Deadly Force
Some Excerpts taken from an article By Eric Scicchitano The Daily Item July 10, 2017 Fentanyl The deadly heroin and … More
Opioid Use Disorders and Suicide
The following is a guest blog taken verbatim from the monthly blog post of Dr. Nora Volkow, director, National Institute … More
America’s Fentanyl Crisis
Every day 91 Americans fatally overdose on an opioid drug. It may be a prescription analgesic or heroin–4 to 8 … More
Through All of It
As most of my followers know, I struggled for nearly four decades with addiction. I was able to put down … More
