Medications
When is an opioid safe to take?
(HealthDay)—Many people in pain are apprehensive about taking an opioid painkiller to ease their suffering, and rightfully so.
Jun 26, 2017
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News tagged with prescription painkillers
Medications
Arthritis? Back pain? Medical pot may help you avoid opioid painkillers
Medical marijuana could be a viable alternative to opioid painkillers for people dealing with arthritis or chronic back pain, two new studies show.
Mar 22, 2022
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Addiction
Physician waivers to prescribe buprenorphine increases potential access to treatment
American physicians with waivers allowing them to provide office-based medication-assisted buprenorphine treatment to patients addicted to opioids were able to increase potential access to effective medication-assisted treatment ...
Jun 9, 2015
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Medications
Spinal anesthesia linked to higher painkiller use in hip fracture patients
For some surgeries, spinal anesthesia has been increasingly used instead of general anesthesia as a method to provide more comfort to patients and cut down on painkiller use. But research among hip fracture patients shows ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Medications
FDA warns of fatal risks from mixing opioids and sedatives (Update)
Health officials are strengthening warnings about the potentially fatal consequences of mixing prescription painkillers and sedatives like Xanax, saying the combination can lead to breathing problems, coma and death.
Aug 31, 2016
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Cardiology
Taking painkillers increases death risk, second heart attacks in survivors
Heart attack survivors who take common painkillers after a heart attack have a higher long-term risk of dying or having a second heart attack, according to a new study published in Circulation, an American Heart Association ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Medications
Potent new painkiller stokes alarm in US
A potent new painkiller hit the US market this week, despite warnings from top experts that the drug may deliver a deadly setback in America's battle with opioid addiction.
Mar 8, 2014
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Players at risk as clubs ignore injury link to mental health
Injury is a major cause of mental health problems in top footballers, shows a study of counsellors working with players' union, the Professional Footballers' Association.
Aug 21, 2019
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Addiction
Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillers
According to researchers at Brandeis University, the University of North Florida and Johns Hopkins University, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse, also called non-medical use, in their efforts to reduce opioid ...
Feb 4, 2015
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Addiction
US: Heroin deaths doubled in much of the country (Update)
Deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much of the United States, a new government study says.
Oct 2, 2014
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