Medications
New York to allow medical marijuana as substitute to opioids
New York state is now allowing anyone prescribed an opioid to request medical marijuana instead.
Jul 13, 2018
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Neuroscience
Altered pain processing after opioid discontinuation
An imaging study of the brain and spinal cord published in JNeurosci reveals pain processing changes in healthy men after receiving a short-term application of a strong opioid. The research provides a plausible mechanism ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Medications
Many opioid overdoses linked to lower prescribed doses, intermittent use
Overdoses of opioid pain medications frequently occur in people who aren't chronic users with high prescribed opioid doses—the groups targeted by current opioid prescribing guidelines, reports a study in the August issue ...
Jul 15, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The strong link between pain killers and suicide in the elderly
A paper published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has investigated the relationship between pain killers and suicidal behavior in the elderly.
Oct 23, 2013
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Other
Take care with pain meds
Patients who are dependent on opioids (narcotic pain relievers) for pain management before knee replacement surgery have much more difficulty recovering, a study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ...
Nov 11, 2011
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Health
Black patients more likely to be monitored for prescription drug abuse
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite studies that show that whites are more likely than blacks to misuse prescription pain medications, a new study reveals that blacks are significantly more likely than whites to be checked for potential ...
May 10, 2011
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