Opioids and Prescription Drug Use

Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse Begins at Home

By now, you’ve probably heard the United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Opioid-related overdoses and deaths are at an all-time high, partly due to prescribing practices that have changed over recent decades. Distribution of prescription opioids have...

Opioids: Hippocrates, Healthcare Providers and Youth

Contributed by Veronica Mahathre, MPH Greek philosopher, Hippocrates widely known as the father of medicine, recognized the benefits of opium as a narcotic. Thousands of years later, opium has been medicalized into opiates- think hydrocodone, fentanyl, and methadone....

3 Facts and 3 Myths about Opiate Use During Pregnancy

Contributed by Bethany Kotlar, MPH Opiates are medications and street drugs that make you feel less pain and can cause a “high.”  Opiates include Vicodin, OxyContin, morphine, methadone, fentanyl and heroin. Opiates are very addictive. According to the Centers for...