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NIH-supported study reveals crucial need to increase public awareness that medications for opioid use disorder can be prescribed in primary care settings

Most Americans don’t know that primary care physicians can prescribe addiction treatment | National Institute on Drug Abuse Study shows need to increase awareness that medications for opioid use disorder can be prescribed via primary care

Study Finds that Many Qualifying Conditions for Medical Ma*****na Lack Supporting Evidence

SAM Friday Fact 2/28/2025: Study Finds that Many Qualifying Conditions for Medical Ma*****na Lack Supporting Evidence - Smart Approaches to Ma*****na A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes found that many state-level qualifying conditions for medical ma*****na lack supporting evidence, as contrasted by the conclusions of a 2017 report about ma*****na from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi...

Deadly drug stronger than fentanyl found in South Carolina South Carolina health officials report that an animal sedative called xylazine is being mixed with opioids.

The impact of opioid drug treatment on immunity may be a new safety concern for physicians. Although many advances have been made in understanding the effects of opioid drugs on immune responses, their relevance is not completely clear. The scientific community must be aware that it is about time to perform well designed clinical studies in order to assess the importance of opioid-induced immune suppression.

Opioid-induced immunosuppression - PubMed The impact of opioid drug treatment on immunity may be a new safety concern for the physician. Although many advances have been made in understanding the effects of opioid drugs on immune responses, their relevance is not completely clear. The scientific community must be aware that it is about time...

A 4-year prospective study in the highly respected journal, The Lancet Public Health, followed patients with chronic non-cancer pain and found no evidence ma*****na use mitigated pain severity or interference or that ma*****na affected rates of opioid prescribing or opioid discontinuation

Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study - PubMed National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Government.

Columbia Friends!

Fentanyl High will be shown (FREE ADMISSION) on Thursday, January 23 from 6-9 PM. Please use the QR code in the flyer to register or visit this link to register. We need to know you are coming! Hope you can make it. This documentary has been shown twice in Greenville and the response has been overwhelming!

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Watch this segment from WYFF about Just Say Something and The Power Collective SC. Additional segments are below the first video once you click on the link. Watch the heartbreaking stories of families who lost loved ones from drugs.

4 The Record: Just Say Something Group works to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs

Safe Rx Locking Prescription Vials (LPVs®) are locked with a 4-digit code, ensuring the ones who don't need the medication cannot access it.
As part of our Power Collective Initiative, we have LPVs available. They are available in two types, in quantities of 50 or more. To request LPVs, visit:
https://www.powercollectivegvl.com/lockingpillbottles

The Power Collective is having a FREE concert on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Fire Forge Brewery in Greenville, SC.

Join Just Say Something and our partners and find prevention and mental health resources available in our community.

Concert details and sponsorship opportunities are listed below. Reach out to [email protected] for additional information.

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