Opioid deaths and prescriptions dropping in Mississippi
The number of opioid deaths has gone down in the past year. Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy says they have seen a positive...
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AG Hood pushes cutting opioid manufacturing
by Alex Paton
Attorney General Jim Hood joined an 11-state coalition of attorneys general asking the federal government to implement reforms that would account for and include the misuse...
Opioid manufacturing to reduce in 2019
by Alex Paton
The number of opioids manufactured in the United States could be reduced by an average of 10% in the coming year. The U.S. Department of...
Featured UMMC doctors seek opioid alternatives
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s statistics on opioid use resulting in addiction and deaths are bad, but the failure of data to deter abuse is also troubling. A team...
Featured UMMC Doctors seek alternatives to opioid prescriptions
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s statistics on opioid use resulting in addiction and deaths are bad, but the failure of data to deter abuse is also troubling. A team...