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Fort Lewis College will present The History and Ethics of Opioids as part of the Lifelong Learning Lecture series at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 in Room 130 of Noble Hall, 1000 Rim Drive. The lecture will be...
DATE: Nov. 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
After Durangoan Florence Paillard had surgery on a herniated disk in her back last month, her doctor prescribed Tramadol, an opioid, without any refills. The limited prescription is evidence of...
DATE: Nov. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
WASHINGTON – A pilot program that encouraged the use of alternatives to opioids at Colorado hospitals will soon be implemented at hospitals across the country as a result of President Donald Trump...
DATE: Oct. 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Herald Staff Report The Opioid Memorial Wall will not be visiting the Durango Public Library Monday because of snow storms on the Front Range. The display was planned to raise awareness about the...
DATE: Oct. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Preventing opioid addiction can start in a doctor’s office, which is why hospitals and clinics across the region are cutting back on prescribing opioids such as codeine and oxycodone. More than...
DATE: Feb. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
One of the most common reasons for finding yourself in the emergency room is pain. In response, doctors may try something simple at first, like ibuprofen or a Tylenol. If that wasn’t effective, the...
DATE: Jan. 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News
An advocacy group estimates that about 50 terminally ill adults in Colorado requested life-ending prescriptions this year, the first year doctors could assist patients under the state’s Aid in...
DATE: Dec. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
What do you do with expired prescription drugs? Most people who abuse prescription painkillers get them from a friend or relative for free, according to research published in the JAMA Internal...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s long-awaited declaration that the opioid epidemic is a national emergency finally arrives this week, but some advocates are worried that it won’t be backed...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Wisdom teeth surgery involves pliers, so there’s often some post-operative pain. For years, dentists have prescribed painkilling opioids, like percocet or vicodin for patients. But with opioid...
DATE: Oct. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Deb Gibson lost her 21-year-old son, Shane, to an accidental opioid overdose four years ago. Since then, she has made it her mission to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic in America. Gibson...
DATE: Sept. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
With the opioid epidemic reaching unprecedented national levels and more heroin flowing into Southwest Colorado, additional addiction-prevention work is set to start this fall. In October, 12...
DATE: Sept. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango Herald is assisting Santa this year in collecting letters from local children. Drop off your child’s letter to Santa in the mailbox in front of The Durango Herald, 1275 Main Avenue, in downtown Durango. All letters will be added to this photo gallery and a selection will run in The Durango Herald on Dec. 22.
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