Prescription Painkillers

St. Louis County Council established its own prescription drug monitoring program in 2016 to fill the void left by the absence of an official statewide program. Seventy-five jurisdictions across the state now participate in the program.

St. Louis County Drug Monitoring Program Continues To Grow Across Missouri

Shahla Farzan

Public health officials in St. Louis are expanding their efforts to reduce opioid addiction statewide.The St. Louis County Department of Public Health…

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At the center of opioid epidemic, the need for better multidisciplinary treatment for chronic pain

Kelly Moffitt

Raymond Tait, Ph.D., is the vice president for research at Saint Louis University and recently served on a federal committee that was one of five groups…

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VA program gives St. Louis vets direct access to opiate antidote

When people overdose on heroin or prescription painkillers, their heart beat slows and they stop breathing. That means snapping them out of the overdose…

Members and supporters of the Missouri Network for Opiate Reform and Recovery chat outside the network's new outreach center on Fri. Dec. 18, 2015.

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Opiate addiction outreach center opens in south St. Louis

South St. Louis has a new outreach center for people affected by addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers.The Missouri Network for Opiate Reform…

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With no way to track users, Missouri medical associations try to cut back on narcotics prescriptions

A patient comes into an emergency room, clearly in pain and begging for medication. Is she physically ill or addicted to narcotics? It’s almost impossible…

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Study finds heroin epidemic linked to OxyContin change

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 20, 2012 - For the past several years, St. Louis County has seen an unprecedented number of…

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Rise in addiction spur calls to monitor prescription drugs

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2012 - Jason Eccker rarely counsels a cocaine addict, and he can't remember the last time he…

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Finding the morphine within

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 30, 2010 - Why do some people have a high tolerance for pain, while others experience the…