Alcohol use is widespread and alcohol use disorder (AUD) causes substantial harm. AUD affects 29 million individuals and causes more than 140,000 deaths annually in the U.S. alone. Individuals with AUD also often struggle ...
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More than 3,000 Australians were poisoned by medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2023, a fourfold increase on the 795 cases recorded in 2014 to 3242 in 2023, new research from the University of Sydney ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Dominic Cipriano couldn't stop shaking. A drug dealer on the streets of Kensington had sold him a bag of what he thought was fentanyl. And when he entered withdrawal, he started rocking from side to side, wracked by uncontrollable ...
Nov 10, 2025
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For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), evidence supports continuation of buprenorphine during episodes of acute pain, but overall evidence for pain outcomes in these patients is low, according to a review published ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Pediatric researchers at the University of Kentucky found that clonidine, an antihypertensive drug typically used to treat high blood pressure, can be as effective as morphine in treating neonatal opioid withdrawal syndromes ...
"Don't wake the bear that sleeps" is one of the central conclusions of a dissertation on medication for children before anesthesia and surgery. The effect of anti-anxiety, calming and sleep-inducing drugs can quickly wear ...
Jun 10, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tris Pharma's once-daily Onyda XR (clonidine hydrochloride) as the first liquid, nonstimulant treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Jun 4, 2024
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More than 20% of children with two or more medication exposures experience major drug-drug interactions (DDIs) annually, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in Pediatrics.
Jan 5, 2024
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There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the often life-altering effects of increasingly prevalent PTSD, scientists say.
Jan 5, 2023
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A newly identified set of molecules alleviated pain in mice while avoiding the sedating affect that limits the use of opiates, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco. The molecules act on the same ...
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