Study reveals low rate of opioid addiction medications after overdose

A&M Health team receives $25M to fight opioid crisis

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - A research team at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) has received a generous donation to help transform opioid misuse prevention education in Texas schools. This comes following the April 1 execution of a grant of up to $25 million from the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC or the Council). OAFC unanimously voted during an open session on January 8 to award the three…

Steady opioid-poisoning death rate concerning: Lambton public health

There were 35 deaths linked to opioid poisoning in Sarnia-Lambton last year, public health data show.

Study reveals low rate of opioid addiction medications after overdose

Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say.