Aging Health. 2011;7(6):813-828. Common opioid side effects reported in the literature include urinary retention, pruritus, nausea and vomiting, CNS effects and respiratory effects. The incidence ...

Death rates from specific combinations of opioids with stimulants other than cocaine, most commonly fentanyl mixed with methamphetamine, were 8.9 per 100,000 adults in intervention communities ...

Walmart WMT1.17%increase; green up pointing triangle has reached a proposed settlement agreement in connection with three shareholder lawsuits regarding its distribution of prescription opioids ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, according to a new study that supports expectations the drugs can ...

Walmart reached a proposed settlement agreement about its distribution of prescribed opioids on Friday according to Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. This settlement includes three ...

Newly published research is the latest to suggest that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs can help treat people’s addiction to both opioids and alcohol. GLP-1 drugs have been a valuable treatment ...

A study published recently in the journal Addiction shows that people with substance-use disorders who take these weight-loss drugs are less likely to experience opioid overdose or alcohol ...

Marshall is a professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. The opioid and overdose crisis is a national tragedy, claiming more than 1 million lives since 1999.

The researchers identified records of people with diagnosed SUDs—specifically opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD)—who also happened to be taking a GLP-1 RA for diabetes or ...

In the study, published Thursday in the scientific journal Addiction, researchers found people with opioid or alcohol use disorder who take Ozempic or similar medications appear to have a 40% ...

Walmart said Friday it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ozempic and similar products cut opioid and alcohol abuse by up to half, according to research that adds to ...