Neuroscience
New study examines pain tolerance among cannabis users
A recent study examining pain among cannabis users suggests that—unlike long-term opioid use—regular cannabis use does not appear to increase pain sensitivity.
Sep 10, 2020
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News tagged with opioid users
Addiction
'Iso,' a deadly new synthetic opioid, has hit American streets
(HealthDay)—A new synthetic opioid as powerful as fentanyl is causing overdose deaths at an ever-increasing rate, experts warn.
Jun 10, 2020
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Addiction
New York nightlife venues recruited in effort to prevent overdoses due to fentanyl
Bars and nightclubs are a promising site for efforts to increase awareness of the risk of opioid overdose due to fentanyl-laced cocaine, suggests a study in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP).
Apr 16, 2020
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Medications
This addiction treatment medicine is often sold on the streets and may be preventing overdoses
It's a refrain dealers chant every day up and down Philadelphia's Kensington Avenue, the city's largest drug marketplace: "Subs—subs—subs!"
Feb 4, 2020
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Medications
Want OxyContin in China? Pain pill addicts get drugs online
China has some of the strictest regulation of opioids in the world, but OxyContin and other pain pills are sold illegally online by vendors that take advantage of China's major e-commerce and social media sites, including ...
Dec 31, 2019
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Medications
Preference for fentanyl higher amount young, white, frequent opioid users
A minority of people who use illicit opioids indicated a preference for fentanyl, the super-potent synthetic opioid that accounts for much of the recent rise in U.S. overdose deaths, according to a new study led by researchers ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Medications
A peek into opioid users' brains as they try to quit
Lying inside a scanner, the patient watched as pictures appeared one by one: A bicycle. A cupcake. Heroin. Outside, researchers tracked her brain's reactions to the surprise sight of the drug she'd fought to kick.
Jul 9, 2019
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Medications
Understanding opioid users' views on fentanyl could help reduce overdoses
Opioid users fear accidental overdoses from street drugs laced with fentanyl, but unpredictable drug quality means they often lack reliable strategies to avoid it, according to a team of researchers who suggest that fentanyl ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Surgery
Surgery may lead to opioid dependency for more than 13,000 Australians each year
Worldwide, warnings are growing about the widespread misuse of prescription opioids, as the use of this powerful class of painkillers has grown markedly over the past two decades.
Apr 17, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Naltrexone implant helps HIV patients with opioid dependence adhere to medications, prevent relapse
When patients with HIV who are also battling opioid dependence go without addiction treatment, they are more likely to stop taking their HIV medications than drug-free patients. While the daily oral form of naltrexone—a ...
Mar 21, 2019
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