News tagged with opioid therapy

High-dose opioids disturb hormones long-term, but mental and physiologic function improves

Half of patients on high-dose, long-term opioid therapy had hormonal disturbances or signs of inflammation, while 100 percent reported improved pain control and mental outlook, new research shows. The results, reported today ...

Medications Apr 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Government decision to promote abstinence for drug users 'is about saving money not science'

The UK government's decision to promote abstinence for drug users "is about saving money not science" argues a senior doctor in the BMJ today.

Medications Mar 21, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Alprazolam and heroin related deaths

(Medical Xpress)—A powerful anti-anxiety drug has been involved in a rising number of heroin-related deaths (HRDs) in Victoria in recent years, according to new research.

Addiction Mar 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 1

Post-operative intravenous acetaminophen may help reduce use of morphine in infants

Among infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 hours, according to a study ...

Surgery Jan 08, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Cognitive behavioral therapy adds no value to drug treatment for opioid dependence

(Medical Xpress)—In a surprise finding, Yale researchers report that adding cognitive behavioral therapy to the most commonly used drug treatment for opioid dependence does not further reduce illicit drug ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 04, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Alcohol use with opioids common even without abuse past

(HealthDay) -- Alcohol or sedative use during chronic opioid therapy (COT) for non-cancer pain puts patients at risk for adverse events such as respiratory depression or sedation, and the risk of concurrent ...

Addiction Apr 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Harmful patterns of painkiller prescriptions seen among methadone patients

A new study has shown harmful prescription patterns of powerful painkillers among a substantial number of Ontario patients who received methadone therapy to treat their opioid addiction.

Medications Nov 28, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Opioids linked to higher risk of pneumonia in older adults

Opioids -- a class of medicines commonly given for pain -- were associated with a higher risk of pneumonia in a study of 3,061 adults, aged 65 to 94, e-published in advance of publication in the Journal of the American Ge ...

Medications Sep 22, 2011 | 2 / 5 (1) | 1