Prescription Painkillers /tags/prescription-painkillers Prescription Painkillers en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:37:53 GMT St. Louis County Drug Monitoring Program Continues To Grow Across Missouri /health-science-environment/2020-01-22/st-louis-county-drug-monitoring-program-continues-to-grow-across-missouri Public health officials in St. Louis are expanding their efforts to reduce opioid addiction statewide.The St. Louis County Department of Public Health… Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:37:53 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-01-22/st-louis-county-drug-monitoring-program-continues-to-grow-across-missouri Shahla Farzan At the center of opioid epidemic, the need for better multidisciplinary treatment for chronic pain /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-03-30/at-the-center-of-opioid-epidemic-the-need-for-better-multidisciplinary-treatment-for-chronic-pain Raymond Tait, Ph.D., is the vice president for research at Saint Louis University and recently served on a federal committee that was one of five groups… Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:51:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-03-30/at-the-center-of-opioid-epidemic-the-need-for-better-multidisciplinary-treatment-for-chronic-pain Kelly Moffitt VA program gives St. Louis vets direct access to opiate antidote /health-science-environment/2016-01-09/va-program-gives-st-louis-vets-direct-access-to-opiate-antidote When people overdose on heroin or prescription painkillers, their heart beat slows and they stop breathing. That means snapping them out of the overdose… Sat, 09 Jan 2016 12:48:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-01-09/va-program-gives-st-louis-vets-direct-access-to-opiate-antidote Opiate addiction outreach center opens in south St. Louis /health-science-environment/2015-12-20/opiate-addiction-outreach-center-opens-in-south-st-louis South St. Louis has a new outreach center for people affected by addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers.The Missouri Network for Opiate Reform… Mon, 21 Dec 2015 02:56:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-12-20/opiate-addiction-outreach-center-opens-in-south-st-louis With no way to track users, Missouri medical associations try to cut back on narcotics prescriptions /health-science-environment/2015-12-02/with-no-way-to-track-users-missouri-medical-associations-try-to-cut-back-on-narcotics-prescriptions A patient comes into an emergency room, clearly in pain and begging for medication. Is she physically ill or addicted to narcotics? It’s almost impossible… Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:57:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-12-02/with-no-way-to-track-users-missouri-medical-associations-try-to-cut-back-on-narcotics-prescriptions Study finds heroin epidemic linked to OxyContin change /health-science-environment/2012-07-20/study-finds-heroin-epidemic-linked-to-oxycontin-change This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 20, 2012 - For the past several years, St. Louis County has seen an unprecedented number of… Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:05:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-07-20/study-finds-heroin-epidemic-linked-to-oxycontin-change Abby Abrams Rise in addiction spur calls to monitor prescription drugs /health-science-environment/2012-01-20/rise-in-addiction-spur-calls-to-monitor-prescription-drugs This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2012 - Jason Eccker rarely counsels a cocaine addict, and he can't remember the last time he… Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:11:13 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-01-20/rise-in-addiction-spur-calls-to-monitor-prescription-drugs Eric Berger Finding the morphine within /health-science-environment/2010-08-30/finding-the-morphine-within This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 30, 2010 - Why do some people have a high tolerance for pain, while others experience the… Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:05:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2010-08-30/finding-the-morphine-within Jo Seltzer