Would Daily Opioid Dose Limits Prevent Overdose?

Would Daily Opioid Dose Limits Prevent Overdose?

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The study, funded by Purdue Pharma, was in response to a petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from a group of pain and addiction specialists called Physicians for Rational Opioid Prescribing (PROP), calling for such measures as …
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On Gender, Collapse, And Communities We Can All Abide – Part I: A …

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He goes on to explain that the societies he's studying do not take up arms, refuse to serve in the military, and refuse to carry weapons. … So, if you want to be treated respectfully, you behave in a certain way. …. Of all the developed nations, it …
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'Remarkable Increase' in Opioid Prescribing in U.S.

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The prescribing of opioid painkillers by doctors in the United States has nearly doubled over the past decade, according to a large new study that also found the use of safer alternatives for pain treatment was flat or declining. … “The overall …
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Drug Resistant Superbugs Becoming More “Untreatable” Says CDC Antibiotic …

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The use, over-use, unnecessary use, and abuse of antibiotics is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance around the world, antibiotics being among the most commonly prescribed drugs used in human medicine, to say nothing of …
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