Neuroscience
Study examines polyneuropathy and long-term opioid use
Polyneuropathy is a common painful condition, especially among older patients, which can result in functional impairment.
May 22, 2017
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Addiction
People with opioid dependence in recovery show 're-regulation' of reward systems
Within a few months after drug withdrawal, patients in recovery from dependence on prescription pain medications may show signs that the body's natural reward systems are normalizing, reports a study in the Journal of Addiction ...
Dec 9, 2014
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Medications
Kratom use in pregnancy spurs withdrawal symptoms in newborns
(HealthDay)—Although the herbal supplement kratom is still legal and widely available, its opioid-like effects have caused significant withdrawal symptoms in at least two newborns in the United States and that should raise ...
Nov 7, 2018
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Addiction
Researchers find quicker way to treat hospitalized patients with substance use disorder
Overdose deaths involving opioids continue to be a major public health crisis, killing 1,280 people in Baltimore City in 2020, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Medications
Cannabis could reduce fentanyl use, reduce overdose risk: study
New research suggests that cannabis use by people in care for opioid addiction might improve their treatment outcomes and reduce their risk of being exposed to fentanyl in the contaminated unregulated drug supply.
Dec 21, 2020
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Addiction
Treating infants of mothers with opioid dependence—rising rates, rising costs
As more infants are born to mothers with dependence on prescription pain medications, the costs of treatment for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have increased dramatically, suggests a report in the March/April ...
May 19, 2015
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Medications
Treatment options for opioid addiction are expanding
In the past two decades, the devastation associated with opioid addiction has escaped the relative confines of the inner city and extended to suburban and rural America. Due in large part to the proliferation of prescription ...
Aug 10, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A new treatment option for alcohol dependence: Reduced consumption rather than abstinence
A potential new treatment for alcoholism called nalmefene is effective and safe for reducing alcohol consumption in alcohol dependent individuals, says a new study published this week in Biological Psychiatry.
Apr 11, 2013
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Medications
Long-acting treatment for opioid addiction reduced risk of relapse
In a multicenter, randomized clinical trial, ex-prisoners who received six monthly injections of naltrexone—a long-acting medication that blocks opioid receptors in the brain—were significantly less likely to resume opioid ...
Mar 30, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Proportion of opioid treatment programs offering on-site testing for HIV and STIs declines
A survey of opioid treatment programs finds that the proportion offering on-site testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined substantially between 2000 and 2011, despite ...
Dec 24, 2013
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