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  2. Opioid Treatment Programs: Expectations, Challenges, and ...

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    Opioid treatment programs vary, but in general, they include: a review of your medical history. a review of your history of opioid use. a physical examination. drug screening. You’ll also meet ...

  3. The Overdose Crisis: How Did We Get Here, and ... - Healthline

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    Investing in healthcare and healthcare accessibility pays off. Expanding Medicaid pays off. Investing in social programs that help people get back on their feet, instead of pouring funds into ...

  4. Rise in Overdose Deaths Driven by Drug Combinations - WebMD

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    Westfahl reported that 1,413 people died from drug overdoses in 2022 in Philadelphia, up from 1,276 overdose deaths in 2021, a 10% increase. Most of the 2022 deaths, 83%, involved opioids ...

  5. Drug Overdose: Definition, Treatment, Prevention, and More

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    Drug overdose meaning. A drug overdose is taking too much of a substance, whether it’s prescription, over-the-counter, legal, or illegal. Drug overdoses may be accidental or intentional. If you ...

  6. Drug Abuse Recovery: Maintaining Hope and Health - WebMD

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    Besides improving overall health, exercise improves mood and builds self-esteem, key areas in drug abuse recovery. Thirty minutes of daily physical activity, like brisk walking, will bring overall ...

  7. Reversing Drug Overdoses Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio) - WebMD

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    3 min read. A medication called naloxone can reverse the effects of an overdose of heroin or some types of painkillers. Paramedics and emergency room doctors have used it for years to save lives ...

  8. Opioid Awareness Month: Benefits, Resources, Next Steps

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    In the United States, more than 106,000 people died from drug-related overdose — including but not limited to opioids — in 2021. The effects of opioid misuse and overdose are wide-reaching.

  9. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act

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    American Hospital Association v. Becerra, No. 20-1114, 596 U.S. ___ (2022) The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, [1] also called the Medicare Modernization Act or MMA, is a federal law of the United States, enacted in 2003. [2] It produced the largest overhaul of Medicare in the public health program's 38-year history.