Medications
How to prevent opioid addiction before it begins
USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers are working to combat opioid addiction before it can begin.
Apr 16, 2018
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Non-addictive pain medication changing therapy for substance use disorders
"It's not often that a psychiatrist gets to hear 'Doctor, you saved my life,' " said Ellen Edens, M.D., FW '09, assistant professor of psychiatry and associate fellowship director in addiction psychiatry. But she gets that ...
Mar 30, 2018
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More U.S. kids landing in ICU from opioids
(HealthDay)—A growing number of U.S. kids are ending up in the intensive care unit after overdosing on prescription painkillers or other opioids, a new study finds.
Mar 5, 2018
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Study suggests failed osteoarthritis drug could help treat opioid addiction
A new study from Indiana University suggests that a drug proven safe for use in people may prevent opioid tolerance and physical dependence when used in combination with opioid-based pain medications.
Feb 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
GWAS identifies genetic alteration associated with opioid dependence
A genome-wide association study has identified a new genetic alteration in European-Americans with opioid dependence. The study, published in Biological Psychiatry, included over 3,000 opioid-exposed people. The new findings ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Scaling back Obamacare will make the opioid crisis worse
There's been much talk in the U.S. about fixing the opioid crisis.
Feb 16, 2018
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Study finds opportunity to increase opioid dependence treatment in Ontario jails
A study from McMaster University suggests more can be done to improve access to and delivery of opioid dependence treatment in adult correctional facilities in Ontario.
Feb 15, 2018
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Four-fold jump in deaths in opioid-driven hospitalizations
People who end up in the hospital due to an opioid-related condition are four times more likely to die now than they were in 2000, according to research led by Harvard Medical School and published in the December issue of ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Introduction is different, but top medications for opioid addiction equally effective
With opioid addiction officially declared a public health emergency in the U.S., medical intervention to treat the illness is increasingly important in responding to the epidemic. Now, a new study concludes that two of the ...
Nov 14, 2017
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FDA warns of injury, death with herbal supplement kratom
Federal health authorities are warning about reports of injury, addiction and death with a herbal supplement that has been promoted as an alternative to opioid painkillers and other prescription drugs
Nov 14, 2017
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