Opioids kill, especially if you're alone: Study
They slow down breathing. First, you lose consciousness, then your heart stops beating.
Apr 8, 2024
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Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on Morphine Derivatives
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Your child has been prescribed opioids: 7 ways to use them more safely
Imagine your teen has just had surgery. After a few days in hospital, it is time to go home, but their pain is still quite significant. The medical team suggests using acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil) first, ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Identifying risk of poor pain outcomes to steer patients to early interventions and avoid opioid overuse
For most people, recovering from an injury or surgery might require a short round of painkillers, but for about 1 in 10 people, pain can trigger protracted and escalating mental, physical and behavioral health problems.
Mar 20, 2024
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More than 1/3 illicit drugs sold on the dark web found to contain unexpected substances
Testing of illicit drugs bought online found that 35% were not what they said they were, highlighting the urgent need for more local drug testing facilities in Australia to prevent harm and overdose.
Mar 5, 2024
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Endo agrees settlement on US charges on opioid crisis
US officials announced Thursday an agreement with Endo Health Solutions (EHSI) to settle civil and criminal claims over the mislabeling of its pain reliever drug Opana, which has contributed to the opioid epidemic.
Feb 29, 2024
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First-ever public database of nationwide opioid transactions
The weight of the opioid crisis is heavy.
Feb 27, 2024
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Preventing relapse by restoring an opioid-weakened brain pathway governing behavior
Medical University of South Carolina scientists report in Neuron that they have uncovered a way to restore an opioid-weakened brain pathway in a preclinical model.
Feb 21, 2024
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Q&A: Nitazenes are a powerful class of street drugs emerging across the US
Two deaths in Boulder County, Colorado, in 2023 are the latest in the U.S. to be blamed on the powerful class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes. Most health systems cannot detect nitazenes, so the exact number of overdoses ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Parents warned of killer fake pills laced with fentanyl
The DEA has posted a chilling two-page warning to parents on fake pills—pills that can kill. The "One Pill/Can Kill" campaign kicks off with a warning that fentanyl "is a deadly synthetic opioid" pressed into bogus pills ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Records show Publix opioid sales grew even as addiction crisis prompted other chains' pullback
An executive at Teva Pharmaceuticals flagged Publix Super Markets in October 2015 after detecting what he called in an email "serious red flags" with the grocery chain's orders of powerful opioids.
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