Opioids
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Southwest Airlines will start having naloxone on board in the event of an opioid overdose. Here's why health experts applaud the move.
Southwest is the latest airline to stock naloxone, sold over the counter as Narcan.
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Fentanyl-laced pills are causing fatal overdoses in kids and teens. Here's what parents need to know.
Experts share how to discuss drugs with kids, including the risk of taking pills or gummies from a friend.
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This new mom failed a drug test after having an everything bagel. Here's why.
As little as a teaspoon of poppy seeds is enough to show a false positive on a drug test.
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Opioids for children and teens: New postsurgical guidelines aim to mitigate risks of dependence, misuse
The guidelines have three main suggestions: first, that “health care professionals caring for children who require surgery must recognize the risks of opioid misuse associated with prescription opioids."
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Melania Trump visits hospital's 'cuddle' program for babies exposed to opioids in the womb
Melania Trump visited a Boston hospital where cuddles are the first line of defense in treating opioid-addicted babies.
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Starbucks is reportedly introducing syringe disposal boxes as employees get pricked with dirty needles as they clean
The coffee behemoth is reportedly planning to test out safe disposals for syringes in order to protect workers from needles. Here's why that might be a good idea.
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Trump calls China's criminalization of fentanyl a 'game changer' for the opioid epidemic – but is it?
Here's what you need to know about the drug that's 100 times more powerful than morphine.