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.
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More and more baby boomers are getting hooked on oxycodone, vicodin and tramadol.
Drug deaths are rising faster than ever. How did we get here and what to do about it?
A new review of painkilling gels reveals what works and what doesn’t.
For two centuries, the only serious painkillers have been derived from opium. Scientists may have found a less deadly alternative.
Although common, back pain has many causes, and a quick drug fix is not the answer. But there are things you can do to get back on track.
About 8% of the population is unable to metabolise codeine, and a small number metabolise it at a much larger extent.
Unrelieved pain contributes more to human suffering than any other disease.
Why are so many people in dire need of pain relief unable to access the powerful painkillers that are so commonly prescribed in the United States?
Why have the demographics of heroin use changed so much? For that, we can look to dramatic increase in prescriptions for opioid painkillers, such as Oxycontin or Vicodin.
The use of prescription-only painkillers by athletes is hardly new, but debate about their (ab)use in Australia has recently been brought into focus by the emergency hospitalisation of South Sydney NRL…
It’s long been thought anti-inflammatory painkillers need to be taken with food to protect the stomach. But a handbook for doctors has recently moved away from this advice.
Australia’s drug regulator is looking into reclassifying codeine-based drugs as prescription-only. This is a good idea because the easy availability of these pinkillers is causing substantial harm.
Common over-the-counter painkillers, such as ibuprofen and aspirin, can decrease risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma, according to a study published today in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology…
Chronic pain, defined as disabling pain that persists despite attempts at treatment and often without obvious cause, has become a serious challenge for health professionals. It is not surprising that someone…
Commonly used over-the-counter painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen will usually be strong enough to alleviate common aches and pains. But if you’re suffering from acute pain from dental…
It’s a commonly held belief that women are better able to tolerate pain than men. The reasoning behind this is often that women are built to withstand pain because of how frequently they experience pain…
If you’re anything like me, your medicine cupboard is chockers with various non-prescription pain remedies: liquids, pills, capsules, children’s painkillers, formulations that are “gentle on the stomach…
The use of opioid medication in Australia has grown considerably in the past 20 years, and so have related harms. This increase in use is primarily for chronic pain conditions, now the most common reason…
Continuous use of some painkillers can increase the risk of heart attacks by a small but significant amount, a study has…
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Adelaide University
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Honorary Professor of Pharmacology, UNSW
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Palliative Medicine Physician, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, Head of Musculoskeletal Program, George Institute for Global Health
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Resident Physician in Emergency Medicine, Brown University
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Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, UNSW