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Opioids have long been known as natural substances with substantial pharmacological effect. They have been used as effective painkillers. Researchers have now identified a natural active substance that may prove to be an effective alternative to opioids in the long run and could also help mitigate the opioid crisis.
In Helena, Montana, three machines purchased by Lewis and Clark County have been distributing free Narcan nasal spray for more than a year.
“Donald Trump and J.D. Vance have a dark and dystopian vision for America’s future, in which women are hunted across state lines for accessing basic healthcare,” said one Democratic lawmaker.
NIH study highlights need for greater education, training, and policies to increase adoption of evidence-based care for addiction among physicians
15-year adult social care workforce strategy, developed by Skills for Care, says action needed to address profession’s high vacancy and turnover rates, in order to meet future needs for complex care
A teenager has killed himself at one of Scotland’s only young offender facilities, a month after a Holyrood bill intended to prevent under-18s from being sent to prison became law…. His death comes five years after a significant review of mental health services for young people in custody was conducted after a succession of high-profile suicides, and as children’s rights campaigners claimed the Scottish government had been repeatedly warned that continuing to imprison children put lives at risk.