Three drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back again
Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal.
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Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on Morphine Derivatives
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Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, and it's killing people
Drug overdose deaths in the US have finally begun to abate. Between June 2023 and June 2024, they fell by 14%. However, deaths from a drug used to sedate large animals, called carfentanil, rose by at least 720% between the ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Drop in opioid use in Australia offset by spike in private scripts
Australia's use of prescription opioid analgesics, such as oxycodone, morphine, or tramadol, dropped by 21% between 2015 and 2022, despite a substantial increase in private scripts in the same period, according to new research ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Low-dose ketamine shows promise for pain relief in emergency department patients
A study that investigates low-dose ketamine (LDK) as an adjunct to morphine for treating acute pain has been published in the Academic Emergency Medicine journal.
Nov 19, 2024
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Five common drugs you should avoid using while breastfeeding
Around 92% of people living in the UK have used at least one over-the-counter drug in the past year. While these drugs make it possible to manage symptoms that don't otherwise require a prescription—such as painkillers for ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Stronger and higher dose opioids linked to greater all-cause mortality risk
A new international study spanning the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada has revealed important insights into the risks associated with prescribed opioid use for noncancer pain.
Nov 6, 2024
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Urine drug test concentrations up for fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine
Absolute concentrations of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in urine specimens increased from 2013 to 2023, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 29, 2024
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Poppy seed brew triggers morphine overdose, drawing attention of lawmakers
It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids.
Oct 21, 2024
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Clonidine monotherapy as effective as morphine in neonatal opioid withdrawal treatment, study finds
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 ...
Palliative and hospice care: Why society cannot ignore the needs of terminally ill patients, and their loved ones
In general, death is a taboo subject. Nobody teaches us how to look after a dying person, and we also ignore or overlook the fact that caring for someone at the end of their life gives us a chance to reflect on the limits ...
Oct 16, 2024
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