Addiction
Opioids kill, especially if you're alone: Study
They slow down breathing. First, you lose consciousness, then your heart stops beating.
Apr 8, 2024
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Addiction
Femoral nerve block cuts opioid use in ACL reconstruction
For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a femoral nerve block (FNB) is associated with a lower incidence of excessive opioid consumption than adductor canal block (ACB), according to a study ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Addiction
Your child has been prescribed opioids: 7 ways to use them more safely
Imagine your teen has just had surgery. After a few days in hospital, it is time to go home, but their pain is still quite significant. The medical team suggests using acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil) first, ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Addiction
Researchers identify an economic solution to Canada's opioid crisis
Nasal-administered naloxone is more cost-effective and could help reduce the number of opioid-related fatalities compared to the current publicly funded intermuscular version, a new study has found. The study, "An economic ...
Apr 8, 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
Rural Americans are going without meds to fight opioid, alcohol addictions
Less than 9% of rural Americans who abuse both opioids and alcohol are prescribed medications to treat both disorders, new research reveals.
Mar 26, 2024
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Addiction
A paramedic was skeptical about this treatment for stopping repeat opioid overdoses. Then he saw it help
Fire Capt. Jesse Blaire steered his SUV through the mobile home park until he spotted the little beige house with white trim and radioed to let dispatchers know he'd arrived.
Apr 2, 2024
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Medical research
Dose-effect relationship between electroacupuncture and the regulation of endogenous opioid peptide system
Endogenous opioid peptides are the neurochemical basis of the anesthetic and analgesic effects of acupuncture. The quantity of acupuncture stimulus can be controlled accurately by using electroacupuncture.
Mar 21, 2024
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