These synthetic opioids are taking over from fentanyl, but even a tiny dose can be lethal.
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3 out of 4 people will need access to palliative care, but globally only 14% of patients who need it actually receive it.
Moving marijuana to a less restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act poses benefits and potential risks. But no effective medicine is free from risks.
No parent wants to see their child suffer and untreated pain can have health consequences. But parents may have concerns about use of opioids for their child’s acute pain. Here are tips for safer use.
Long-acting injectable buprenorphine is also known by the brand names Buvidal or Sublocade.
Poppy seeds can become contaminated with opiates during harvesting. For the US Defense Department, invoking a ‘poppy seed defense’ may not be enough to rule out a positive drug test result.
Studies suggest that marijuana and CBD use might help relieve chronic pain while also reducing a patient’s need for opioids.
Some people seek out the herbal drug Kamini to stay awake – but it contains up to 21% morphine so doesn’t have that effect. And dependency can escalate quickly.
We researched how much difference opioids like codeine, oxycodone or morphine make to osteoarthritis pain. We found they helped about as much as paracetamol. Yet they are far more dangerous.
While the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, the opioid epidemic got worse as drug overdose deaths soared. New research proposes a way to chemically modify opioids to reduce the risk of addiction.
A person dies of opioid overdose once every 13 minutes in the US. A researcher proposes a way using existing technology to remove the opioid target in people to prevent overdoses.
Many patients with COVID-19 are suffering, unnecessarily.
Opium played a fascinating role in southern African colonial politics, conflict and social change - from the poppy fields of Mozambique to the early days of Johannesburg city.
Naloxone programmes have sprung up in the UK and elsewhere, but drug death rates keep climbing.
Scientists have taken atomic resolution snapshots of an opioid receptor interacting with a drug. Now they are using these images to design “biased” opioids that block pain without the dangerous side effects.
In today’s opioid crisis, why are some people with addictions treated with empathy and others with disdain? The answer to that question has roots in the 19th century.
The U.S. has had multiple drug epidemics, and, until recently, has not had evidence-tested ways to help people. That has changed. New medicines can help. But other medical issues should also be addressed.
For two centuries, the only serious painkillers have been derived from opium. Scientists may have found a less deadly alternative.
It’s only natural for parents to want to help their children when they suffer from a cold. Here’s why the best treatment may be no treatment, except for natural remedies like honey and a little TLC.
Have you ever wondered how the small white ibuprofen pill turns off your headache? Or how a regular antidepressant keeps your brain chemistry in balance?
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