Tag: opioid epidemic

The plateau in opioid use hopefully indicates a decrease in overdose deaths. While the opioid epidemic is still a serious problem in the United States, the crisis is no longer rising, NBC News reports. Health Secretary Alex Azar announced this new information at a health care event in Washington on Tuesday, October 23. “We are

A new automated text messaging service may curb opioid abuse and reduce the likelihood of relapse while also decreasing treatment costs, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and Epharmix, a St. Louis-based digital health company. The service provides automated text messages and phone calls to patients being treated for opioid addiction. Such