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Anchor lead: Reducing prescriptions for opioids has many turning to heroin, Elizabeth Tracey reports Opioid drug overdose deaths have doubled from 1999 to 2012, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show, with heroin deaths tripling in that …
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Anchor lead: Price gouging for an overdose treatment should be stopped, Elizabeth Tracey reports Naloxone is a generic medication that’s very effective for treating people who have taken an overdose of heroin or other opioids. Now the price of naloxone …
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This week’s topics include new hip and knee prostheses, cannabis use in adolescents, questionable use of medicines in people with dementia, and aspirin to prevent preeclampsia. Program notes: 0:35 Cannabis use in teenagers 1:35 Frequency of use before age 17 …
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Anchor lead: States with medical marijuana laws see fewer deaths related to opiate use, Elizabeth Tracey reports When medical marijuana use laws are on the books, fewer people die as a result of prescription opioid overdose, a study by Colleen …
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This week’s topics include diagnosing Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, brief drug interactions don’t help, Ebola update, and immunonutrition. Program notes: 0:37 Creutzfeldt Jakob disease diagnosis 1:36 How can it be detected? 2:36 Infection control implications 3:34 For targeted folks who may …
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This week’s topics include the benefits of running, guidelines for managing stable ischemic heart disease, the health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables, and screening adolescents for substance abuse. Program notes: 0:50 Can you reduce exercise time and maintain health …
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Anchor lead: What can be done about the dramatic rise in prescription drug abuse? Elizabeth Tracey reports More people died in 2013 of prescription drug overdose than illicit drugs, the CDC reports. Johns Hopkins convened a recent conference on how …
