The long-term use of painkillers from a young age may be linked to an increased risk of poor mental health later in life. This is according to research led by scientists at the University of Liverpool and St George's, University ...
Nov 16, 2023
0
11
Americans who have a tooth pulled or another painful dental procedure in the United States today are far less likely to get opioid painkillers than they were just a few years ago, a new study shows.
Nov 2, 2023
0
37
Researchers at the University of Warwick and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough have led a clinical trial on a new treatment which can help people stop needing to use opioid painkillers to manage chronic pain. ...
May 23, 2023
0
48
Strict safety protocols for prescribing opioids may have an unintended consequence: Some surgeons seem to be prescribing opioid painkillers to the spouses of patients undergoing surgery, according to a recent study led by ...
Jan 4, 2023
1
64
Even amid an epidemic of abuse, opioid painkillers are still commonly prescribed to teenagers and young adults for conditions like tooth and back pain, a new study finds.
May 28, 2019
1
50
Opioid-related deaths nationwide jumped fourfold in the last two decades, and the epidemic has made major inroads in the Eastern states, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, ...
Feb 22, 2019
2
180
Abuse of prescription painkillers has become an epidemic in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even more concerning is that those going through withdrawal may turn to heroin as ...
Feb 26, 2016
0
53
Dependence on pain medication is on the rise due to lack of vigilance by medical professionals, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Patients dependent on pain medication describe feelings of "living in ...
Nov 20, 2023
0
0
Millions of Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and millions more struggle with an addicted family member or friend, a new poll finds.
Aug 15, 2023
0
17
While the official COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, the virus hasn't disappeared.
May 15, 2023
0
2
