#opioidcrisis

[broadlyepieducation]

Study Reveals Semaglutide May Reduce Opioid Overdose Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Opioid Use Disorder

🔍 Semaglutide’s potential just expanded beyond Type 2 diabetes. A new study shows it might lower opioid overdose risks in patients with opioid use disorder. Could this be a new tool in the fight against the opioid overdose epidemic? Read our summary (with a link to the actual study) here: https://buff.ly/3BjW5JJ #PublicHealth #OpioidCrisis #Semaglutide #T2D

[arons8]

#blueorigin #odeeline #opioidcrisis #buisness #aliens (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUqPKoZrnyk/?utm_medium=tumblr

[whollyhemp]

“ Chronic pain is a major cause of disability worldwide with a prevalence rate of 15% to 30% in the general adult population, and more than 500 billion dollars annual costs in the United States. Unfortunately, multiple reports are showing a lack of satisfactory results with available #pharmacotherapy with less than 70% of patients having pain #relief."  

 A recent study found that over half of chronic pain patients (53%) reduced or eliminated their #opioids within 8 weeks after adding #CBD-rich #hemp extract to their regimens. Almost all CBD users (94%) reported #quality of #life improvements.

[harmreduction]

Why Aren't There More People of Color in the Recovery Movement? | The Fix

For many white people, recovery is a redemption story, proof that they were good people all along. For people of color, a known history of drug use might be the only excuse a prospective employer needs to shut the door.

People of color “are tired of having their identities challenged by world that continues to put their issues on the back burner, tired of steep price of participation in white space & tired of asking permission to speak.”

[alpine-insurrection]

Makes you think maybe god is real 🙏🏻 lol jk. Sex, drugs, and money are the only things worth worshipping kids, remember that. #drugmemes #drug #endopiateaddiction #opiaddict #oc #original #recoverymemes #drugaddiction #sober #gettingclean #junkiesofinstagram #originalcontent #originalcontentonly #opioidcrisis #junkies #nosleep #nosleepgang #cokehead #crackhead #crackcocaine https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwe5SKGgEZI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u1vp8e6ifmjb

[rehabilitationnotincarceration]

The film "A Beautiful Boy” addresses drug addiction and the struggle of feeling helpless.

If you are an addict, you are not alone.

[kentjakobsensingle-blog]

Se mere på www.samharris.org #addiction #AA #na #ptsd #makingsense #opioidcrisis https://www.instagram.com/14kent77/p/Buq8KAvhpfQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dla1zzlcrmer

[liuinformatics-blog]

Recognizing Opioid Overdose

One of the main ways of preventing an opioid overdose from occurring is through the recognition of the signs and symptoms. If you are trained in the use of Naloxone, it is important to recall what signs to look for with persons who may be experiencing an overdose.

According to the CDC, some signs include:

-       Pinpoint pupils- small and constricted pupils

-       Severe Lethargy or Loss of Consciousness

-       Slow, Shallow Breathing with a respiratory rate less than 10

-       Limp body

-       Pale, blue, or cold skin

If you suspect someone might be overdosing:

1.     Initiate the emergency response system by calling 911.

2.     Administer Naloxone, if available.

3.     Once administered, try to keep the person awake and breathing.

4.     Reorient the person as they might be unaware of their surroundings or that they overdosed in the first place.

5.     Lay the person in a side-lying position to prevent choking.

6.     Wait for arrival of first responders before leaving the patient.

- Saaeed U.

Source: CDC Link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/index.html