US travelers warned about counterfeit pills containing fentanyl in Mexican pharmacies
Traveling in Mexico? Use caution when buying medications there, cautions the U.S. State Department.
Mar 20, 2023
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Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on Morphine Derivatives
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Animal tranquilizer floods illicit drug markets in Maryland
An animal tranquilizer has flooded the illicit drug market in Maryland, according to a new study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Maryland Department of Health. When injected, the tranquilizer, ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Infants of mothers given opioids after birth are at low risk of harm, says study
Infants born to mothers prescribed opioids after delivery, mostly after a cesarean, are at no greater risk of harm shortly after birth than infants of mothers not prescribed opioids, finds a large study from Canada published ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Doctors think they're drunks or addicts. This 'warrior' fights so his disease is understood
Kevin Wake has suffered three strokes. He is only 54. The first one taught him how humiliating an emergency room visit can be for Black people living with the blood disorder sickle cell disease.
Mar 14, 2023
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Researchers find rate of fatal opioid poisonings among children more than doubled over 13-year span
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that opioids were responsible for more than half of all fatal poisonings in children ages 5 and younger between 2005 and 2018, more than double the proportion ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Study: As naloxone treatment becomes more widespread, heroin use is not on the rise among adolescents
The adoption of laws around naloxone use is not associated with changes in adolescent lifetime heroin or injection drug use (IDU), finds a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. According to latest ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains
The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction and pain medicine specialist ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs
The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening ...
Feb 25, 2023
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A new epigenetic brain defense against recurrence of opioid use
Substance use disorder (SUD) is an extremely difficult disorder to overcome, and many individuals with SUD return to regular use after repeated attempts to quit.
Feb 25, 2023
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Pain management pathway can reduce use of opioids after urethral repair surgery
For men undergoing surgery to repair scarring in the urethra (urethroplasty), a new approach to pain management can reduce the need for strong opioid drugs without compromising pain control, reports a study in Urology Practice.
Feb 21, 2023
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