The opioid epidemic is deadly and expensive. Here's what it has cost Texas
Every fentanyl death in North Texas is exponentially destructive.
Sep 25, 2023
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Every fentanyl death in North Texas is exponentially destructive.
Sep 25, 2023
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Millions of Americans suffer from arthritis, and many reach for medication to ease their joint pain and inflammation.
Sep 19, 2023
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The pain from a heart attack is so bad that—if you can imagine—it can feel like an elephant sitting on you. Patients with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition affecting the red blood cells, report that this kind of ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Could future opioid overdoses, fatalities and other harms of opioid addiction be prevented if hospital emergency departments made better use of effective medications for opioid addiction?
Sep 18, 2023
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Dopamine seems to be having a moment in the zeitgeist. You may have read about it in the news, seen viral social media posts about "dopamine hacking" or listened to podcasts about how to harness what this molecule is doing ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Half of patients discharged from the emergency department need only five tablets or fewer of morphine 5mg or an equivalent opioid pain killer, according to new research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.
Sep 16, 2023
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Psychostimulant drugs like methamphetamine (METH) and cocaine (COC) affect the brain and nervous system by boosting alertness, attention, and energy levels of the individual. However, their persistent use results in drug ...
Sep 7, 2023
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A good night's sleep has many proven health benefits, and a new Scripps Research study suggests one more: preventing opioid relapse.
Sep 6, 2023
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If a loved one were living with addiction, a majority of Americans say they would know how to get help.
Aug 31, 2023
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For people with severe alcohol use disorder, a new gene therapy trial could lead to an effective treatment that would involve chemically rebalancing the area of the brain associated with addiction.
Aug 29, 2023
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