Teens who misuse pain meds are more likely to abuse drugs as adults
A new University of Michigan study about substance abuse confirms why parents should properly dispose of leftover prescription opioids.
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A new University of Michigan study about substance abuse confirms why parents should properly dispose of leftover prescription opioids.
Jul 27, 2016
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Opioid abuse has turned into a public health crisis in America, blamed for the deaths of tens of thousands of people. But one hospital is determined to reverse the epidemic.
Jul 27, 2016
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Lawmakers meet today to try to finalize legislation to solve the nation's opioid crisis. It's an issue that The Conversation has been covering for many months.
Jul 7, 2016
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There is merit in looking at the use of wearable biosensors to detect whether opioid users stay focused on their rehabilitation programs. This follows a preliminary study in Springer's Journal of Medical Toxicology led by ...
Jun 23, 2016
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(HealthDay)—The United States is in the grip of an epidemic of opioid abuse. However, new research suggests that drugs that help addicts kick their habit after hospitalization are too seldom used.
Jun 3, 2016
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Technologies that make it harder for people to abuse opioids - like doctoring pills so that they produce unpleasant side effects if broken, crushed or injected—likely will have limited effectiveness in stemming the global ...
May 27, 2016
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Infection is a serious complication of intravenous drug abuse and a major cause of illness and death among intravenous drug users. As the national problem of opioid abuse, including of heroin, continues to grow, new research ...
May 2, 2016
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Buprenorphine is a critical part of treatment for the growing epidemic of opioid abuse—but also carries the potential for misuse and diversion. The debate over whether 'to expand or not to expand' prescribing of buprenorphine ...
May 2, 2016
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People with drug addictions who started opioid abuse later in life use injections for their drugs, or increased their use of downers before starting drug treatment, are more likely to relapse from treatment than others, says ...
Apr 13, 2016
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Physicians are prescribing more opioid painkillers than ever before to patients undergoing common surgeries, according to new research from the department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Perelman School of Medicine ...
Mar 18, 2016
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