On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can… Read more
Tag: opioid epidemic
Study Finds Inappropriate Opioid Prescribing is Common Among Dentists – but There’s a Movement to Change That
Older adults are more likely to be managing a few different health issues at any given time, which means they often end up with prescriptions… Read more
UPMC Investigators Participate in ED-INNOVATION Trial as Part of Larger NIH Initiative
UPMC Mercy was selected as one of 30 emergency department (ED) sites across the U.S. to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Helping… Read more
Supporting Family with Substance Use Disorders
When thinking about how to address the opioid epidemic and substance use disorders (SUDs), which affect more than 20 million U.S. citizens in any given… Read more
UPMC Mercy’s ED Has Your Back
Dr. Michael Lynch, medical director at the Pittsburgh Poison Center and substance use disorder services at UPMC Health Plan, has made medication-assisted treatment (MAT) a… Read more