But on Friday, a committee is meeting to deliberate and vote whether it is time to recommend to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that he declare the global health emergency is over. The committee advises the director-general, who will make the final decision,...
We face a lot of hard challenges in America today — from climate change to gun violence, to failing schools to the opioid epidemic, and on campuses, from the frightening trend toward racism, sexism, hatred, anti-Semitism and intolerance of unpopular views and opinions. 今天的美国面临许多艰难...
Vulnerable adults can misuse opioids and be affected by others’ misuse of opioids. To protect vulnerable adults, we need to understand the dangers of opioid misuse, know the tell-tale signs of abuse and when to report to Adult Protective Services. ...
Originally posted onhttps://www.ridgeviewrecovery.com/rehab-blog/what-is-the-opioid-epidemic/ As the crisis becomes more visible every day, many people are asking, what is the opioid epidemic? As of 2019, over 130 people in the U.S. succumb to fatal overdoses of opioids per day. These ...
The opioid epidemic has taken the lives of thousands of people across North America and Europe. Moreover, lack of housing, inflation, and a rapidly changing economy have affected millions of people, and many have become homeless. Many governments, researchers, health agencies, and not-for-...
There is considerable debate over the best way to address the opioid epidemic. There is considerable debate over the appropriate use of artificial intelligence. There is considerable debate over the best way to protect the environment. There is considerable debate over the appropriate level of governm...
Responsibility for the opioid epidemic may ultimately point to the Food and Drug Administration — and a fateful decision the FDA made all the way back in 2001. Drug manufacturer Ed Thompson spent decades producing opioids for the pharmaceutical industry. He told 60 Minutes that, when the FDA fi...
Now the epidemic is wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy and workforce, but Washington, though fully aware of it, seemed at its wits' end over how to fix it fundamentally, if not uninterested. Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2022 shows the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the Unit...
In the current opioid epidemic, signs indicate increased stimulant use. Methamphetamine and cocaine use have risen sharply in recent years, sometimes co-occurring with opioid use. Cocaine, methamphetamine, and speedball deaths have increased, as has prescription misuse of Adderall and...
In addition, laws like these have been proven ineffective. Regulatory prescription laws have become popular in reaction to the opioid epidemic, but as “Seattle Times” op-ed writer Ramesh Ponnuru points out in his article “The war on opioid abuse is striking the wrong target,”“One might ...