Medical research
Body's natural pain killers can be enhanced
Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine—these substances are familiar to many as a source of both pain relief and the cause of a painful epidemic of addiction and death.
Apr 24, 2021
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Medical research
Gut microbes influence how rat brains react to opioids
When Sierra Simpson was in college, she was sick for a year with recurring fevers and vomiting. Her doctors couldn't figure out what she had. Suspecting a bacterial infection, they tried treating her with high doses of antibiotics.
Apr 27, 2020
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Genetics
Genomics study helps researchers better understand opioid epidemic
A human genomics study led by two Yale Department of Psychiatry researchers identified specific genetic regions that link opioid exposure and dependence to neuropsychiatric traits like risk-taking behaviors, alcohol abuse, ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify a connection between early life adversity and opioid addiction
Individuals with a history of early life adversity (ELA) are disproportionately prone to opioid addiction. A new UCI-led study reveals why.
Jan 24, 2020
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Medications
First smartphone app to detect opioid overdose and its precursors
At least 115 people die every day in the U.S. after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Jan 9, 2019
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Medications
Opioid prescriptions from dentists linked to youth addiction risk
Teens and young adults who receive their initial opioid prescriptions from their dentists or oral surgeons are at increased risk for opioid addiction in the following year, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Surgery
Study adds to evidence that most prescribed opioid pills go unused
In a review of half a dozen published studies in which patients self-reported use of opioids prescribed to them after surgery, researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a substantial majority of patients used only some or ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Addiction
Study finds gaps in care following nonfatal overdoses among Medicare beneficiaries
Researchers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Was the FDA too quick approving test for opioid addiction risk?
A test to gauge if it's safe to prescribe a patient an addictive opioid may have been approved too soon by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claims a letter sent to the agency by a group of experts.
Apr 5, 2024
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Medications
Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction, study finds
Cannabis is not an effective treatment for opioid addiction, a new study of thousands of people being treated for opioid use disorder suggests.
Jan 16, 2024
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