After Canada legalized cannabis, police caught more drunk drivers
When Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, there were many concerns about its potential impacts. One of them involved cannabis-impaired driving.
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Nerve block may reduce opioid use in infants undergoing cleft palate surgery
For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce or eliminate the need for opioid medications to control postoperative pain, reports a study in The ...
Dec 14, 2025
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Abstinent smokers more sensitive to pain due to neural changes, finds study
Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain relief after surgery. Why? New from JNeurosci, Zhijie Lu, from Fudan University Minhang Hospital, and ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Opioid use linked to higher risk of C. difficile infection
New research from the University of Georgia suggests that opioid use could make patients more vulnerable to infections.
Dec 8, 2025
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Medical cannabis linked to reduced opioid use in adults with chronic pain
Adults with chronic pain who participated in New York State's (NYS) Medical Cannabis Program were significantly less likely to require prescription opioids, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine and ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Innovative drug delivery mechanism triggered by cooling could provide targeted pain relief
Leon Bellan, associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt, and his team have developed a novel cooling-triggered device that could allow patients to safely and conveniently receive drugs for ...
Dec 5, 2025
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Reduced opioid use found after knee surgery with mini-scope technique
A new study led by Marshall University researchers found that patients who underwent knee surgery using a minimally invasive "needle arthroscopy" technique used significantly fewer opioids after surgery compared to those ...
Nov 19, 2025
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New law tightens hemp regulations, threatening 300,000 jobs
A major change to hemp rules is now the law and producers warn it could shut down much of the $28 billion industry.
Nov 18, 2025
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Over-the-counter painkillers match or surpass opioids for dental surgery in all adults, analysis confirms
Over-the-counter pain medications work as well or better than opioids after wisdom tooth extraction for both men and women, according to a Rutgers Health-led follow-up to a landmark paper on comparative pain relief.
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Doctor tripped up by $64k bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte ...
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