Popular diabetes and weight-loss drug associated with lower opioid overdose risk
Since being deemed a public health emergency in 2017, opioids are responsible for 72% of drug overdose deaths...
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Researchers warn of next ‘wave’ of opioid overdose deaths
Case Western Reserve University and Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office on front lines of another epidemic plaguing nation...
Case Western Reserve and Atelerix Life Sciences Inc. sign option license to develop new therapeutic approach to opioid crisis
Novel small molecule technology reverses life-threatening opioid-induced respiratory depression without diminishing pain relief Case Western Reserve University and...
“The State of Affairs: COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio”
A four-part live webinar series will bring together researchers, social scientists, clinicians and providers working in various areas...
Law’s Andrew Pollis weighs in on opioid lawsuit against Walmart
Two counties sue Walmart over opioids Arkansas Business: Andrew Pollis, professor at the School of Law, discussed a...
What the doctor ordered
Ted Parran is re-educating physicians who may have helped fuel the opioid epidemic For as long as the...
Preparing practitioners for the frontlines of the opioid crisis
Case Western Reserve University awarded $1.1 million federal grant to focus on combatting opioid, substance abuse In 2018,...
Case Western Reserve University researchers partnering in statewide consortium to address Ohio’s opioid epidemic
$65.9 million federal grant supports multifaceted initiative to cut overdoses by 40% in three years; involves experts from...
Deputy Provost Lynn Singer presents to U.S. Department of Health about prenatal opioid exposure
Lynn Singer, Case Western Reserve University’s deputy provost and vice president for academic affairs, presented “Prenatal polysubstance exposure...
Study: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen more effective than opioids in treating dental pain
Opioids are not among the most effective—or longest lasting—options available for relief from acute dental pain, a new...