Narcan Nasal Spray Is Now Available Over the Counter. Should You Get It?
Here’s why the lifesaving medication naloxone — commonly known by the brand name Narcan — should be in your medicine cabinet
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Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs Are Putting Millions of US Consumers at Risk, According to a New Study
Rogue online pharmacies frequently use social media platforms to reach potential customers
Want to Manage Postsurgical Pain Without Opioids? There Are Other Options.
How to work with your OB-GYN to make a pain management plan for a better recovery after surgery
Fast Facts: Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management After Common Surgeries for Women
Learn what to consider when it comes to pain management options
I Recovered From Surgery on My Own Terms
I struggled with side effects from opioids after my first C-section, so I chose to do things differently the second time around
Using for Two
Our webinar, Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Mom: Reducing Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, addressed challenges and support for women with opioid use disorder
Designing Less Addictive Opioids, Through Chemistry
One potential way to make opioids less addictive is to make them target injured tissue rather than the healthy brain
15 Minutes With Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
A champion for women's health, Debbie Dingell opens up about her recent emergency surgery and her thoughts about health care in the United States
What Are the Risks of Pain Relief Alternatives to Opioids?
With so much attention focused on the dangers of opioid painkillers, it's easy to forget that even "safe" over-the-counter products carry some dangers.
How Communities Are Helping Women and Families Fight the Opioid Crisis
While traditional drug rehabilitation programs continue to play an important role in fighting opioid abuse, here are a few unique approaches making a difference for women and families.
How to Talk to Your Health Care Professional About Opioid Abuse
As the opioid epidemic continues to sweep the nation, it may be time for women to talk to their health care professional about opioid overdoses.
New Toolkit Aims to Help Educate Women About Prescription Opioids
Pain management is not a one-size-fits-all situation. Research shows that women are more likely to be prescribed opioids than men and tend to become persistent users of opioids.
Everything you need to know about women’s health — in one place.
I Will Not Be Shamed for Using Opioids to Manage My Cancer Pain
One woman’s story about how her pharmacist made her feel wrong for taking opioids for her cancer pain.
Violence Against Women Is Overlooked in Its Role in Opioid Epidemic
Women who are subject to violence – often from intimate partners – are more likely to turn to opioids or other substances leading to further health and life problems, including increased risk for HIV infection.
Is Opioid Addiction Hereditary?
When parents abuse prescription painkillers, their teenagers may follow their example.
Insurers Making It Harder to Treat Opioid Addiction
Insurance rules that limit access to the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may be worsening the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Opioids Increasingly Tied to Deaths of Pregnant Women
Pregnancy-related deaths due to opioid misuse more than doubled between 2007 and 2016.
A Couple's Tough Trek Back From Opioid Addiction
It is possible to recover from even the most serious of addictions. Just ask Katelyn and Jeffrey Hoglund.
As Treatable As Diabetes? Lawmakers Push New Ways To Stem Opioid Addiction
When people are using medicines to treat their opioid use disorder – just like diabetics use insulin – and their insurance requires pre-authorization before they can get their monthly supply of their medicine, this puts them at great risk for relapse.
HealthyWomen Helping to Combat Opioid Epidemic – Better Treatment and Better Policies
HealthyWomen is helping to combat the opioid epidemic by working with the Legal Action Center, women state legislators, and others to spread understanding of the disease of opioid use disorder (OUD), and best practices for treating OUD.
Babies Dependent On Opioids Need Touch, Not Tech
Infants born to women who have been using opioids have developed a physical dependence on the opioid while in the womb. New studies have shown how physical contact can help those infants do better, reduce symptoms of withdrawal, and recover more quickly.
Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid-Prescribing Debate
People with chronic pain may be having trouble getting adequate medication because of concerns about opioid over prescribing and new rules and laws intended to reduce over prescribing and abuse.
Where Are Opioid Painkillers Prescribed the Most?
A close look at U.S. congressional districts has yielded new information about the opioid crisis: The highest rates of prescriptions for opioid painkillers are in the Southeast, Appalachia and the rural West.
