A scholar explains why there is no one answer. Some pain is devastating, and sometimes such pain responds well to opioids. On the other hand, there is evidence that some physicians overprescribe.
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By undermining the ACA, Republicans may be taking away one of the health care system’s best tools for improving the lives of those with addiction.
Australia is facing a critical public health issue of poorly managed pain. The result is more opioid-related deaths than the road toll.
Opioids kill an average of eight people every day in Canada. The federal government must officially declare this a ‘public welfare emergency’ and invest the funds critical to a humane response.
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Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.
Many who need help with opioid addiction live far from dedicated treatment centers.
The White House has laid out a plan to address the opioid crisis. But people suffering from opioid addiction aren’t the only ones who need help.
High fructose corn syrup in food and drinks has long been linked to rising rates of child and teen obesity. New evidence suggests it increases the risks of opioid addiction and overdose too.
Your guide to a public health crisis that’s likely to get worse.
While talking about drugs with young people isn’t always comfortable, research has shown that it’s critical for prevention.
Drug addiction isn’t about bad habits, fear of withdrawal or a selfish search for pleasure. It’s about the brain.
HIV, STIs and other dangerous infections are feeding off of the opioid epidemic, creating an even more complicated threat to public health.
Millions of American children are being cared for by grandparents. To honor Grandparents Day we ask: What are the social and health impacts of this often unexpected turn of events?
President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. But we need to do a lot more to prevent this crisis from escalating even further.
As Canada moves towards legalization of cannabis in 2018, there is growing evidence of the drug’s potential to treat opioid addiction itself, as well as the chronic pain that often drives it.
Most physicians are unaware of effective approaches to treat opioid addiction. Addiction medicine fellowships offer a new and effective way to save lives.
More and more baby boomers are getting hooked on oxycodone, vicodin and tramadol.
Top contributors
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Medical Director of Opioid Policy Research, Brandeis University
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Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of History, University at Buffalo
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PhD Candidate, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
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Director of Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME), Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Law, Indiana University
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Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph
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Co-Director, Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network and Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Vice-Dean, Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA, Flinders University
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Reader, Psychology and Language Sciences Division, UCL