With prescription drug abuse at epidemic levels nationwide, and overdoses killing more people than auto accidents in many states, a new University of Michigan study provides striking new data about the misuse of potent prescription ...
Oct 28, 2013
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As many as 2.6 million Americans—equivalent to 1 percent of all US adults —prescribed opioids are also taking various other sedatives, including benzodiazepines plus another type of sedative drug, estimates research published ...
Feb 22, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) undergoing sedation for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) do not have a higher dose requirement for propofol, according to a study published online ...
Jul 25, 2015
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Legal limits for twenty illegal drugs and medicines with an abuse potential have been introduced by the Norwegian government. Norway is the first country to define both impairment-based legislative limits and limits for graded ...
Feb 13, 2012
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After surrendering its supply of a lethal injection drug to federal agents in 2011, Arkansas turned to a somewhat surprising place to look for another drug: a list from lawyers for several death row inmates.
Apr 20, 2013
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Scientists have discovered that switching on one area of the brain chemically can trigger a deep sleep.
Feb 23, 2015
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(Medical Xpress)—Exposure to high-risk drug classes is associated with higher rates of hospitalisation and mortality in older people with Alzheimer's disease, research by the University of Sydney has found.
Jan 21, 2014
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Listening to music before going to be can improve sleep quality among older adults, according to an analysis of all relevant published clinical trials.
Apr 21, 2021
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A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers showed that patients who already used opioids, sedatives or antidepressants prior to colorectal surgery experience significantly more complications post-surgery.
Jun 8, 2020
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Australian emergency medicine researchers have successfully trialled an alternative deep sedative for patients in the emergency department.
Nov 9, 2016
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