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Opioid use for pain relief increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

September 15, 2021 Comments Off on Opioid use for pain relief increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

The use of opioids for pain relief in patients awaiting hip and knee replacement surgery increased dramatically during the pandemic according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. Published in the BMJ Quality &

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Misuse of opioid drugs during pregnancy could have lasting impact on child’s development

February 11, 2021 Comments Off on Misuse of opioid drugs during pregnancy could have lasting impact on child’s development

As the number of pregnant women using opioid drugs continues to rise, questions have been raised about the long-term health effects on children exposed to these drugs in the womb. Researchers at the University of

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This Guy Overcame Opioid Addiction and Now He’s Helping Other People Get Sober

January 29, 2020 Comments Off on This Guy Overcame Opioid Addiction and Now He’s Helping Other People Get Sober

After earning a 0.0 GPA and getting expelled from Drexel University, Devin Reaves’ drug use took a dark turn. “I met this girl Tara, and she liked crystal meth a lot,” he says. “It was

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Study reveals urban hotspots of high-schoolers’ opioid abuse

November 14, 2019 Comments Off on Study reveals urban hotspots of high-schoolers’ opioid abuse

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that in several cities and counties the proportion of high-schoolers who have ever used heroin or misused prescription opioids is

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Opioid prescribing and use drop significantly after state imposes regulations

October 29, 2019 Comments Off on Opioid prescribing and use drop significantly after state imposes regulations

A state-mandated policy restricting opioid prescriptions along with increased public awareness and education about the opioid epidemic preceded drastic reductions in opioid prescribing and use for surgical patients at the University of Vermont Medical Center

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A new system to measure pain more accurately could help fight the opioid addiction crisis

October 28, 2019 Comments Off on A new system to measure pain more accurately could help fight the opioid addiction crisis

Inside a labor room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, nurses and physicians monitored Yingzi Lin’s vitals, checking on her over the course of three days, and asking how much pain she was feeling.

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Cultivating joy through mindfulness: An antidote to opioid misuse, the disease of despair

October 16, 2019 Comments Off on Cultivating joy through mindfulness: An antidote to opioid misuse, the disease of despair

New research shows that a specific mind-body therapy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), increases the brain’s response to natural, healthy rewards while also decreasing the brain’s response to opioid-related cues. The study, published Wednesday in the

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Watchdog finds DEA was ‘slow to respond’ to opioid epidemic

October 1, 2019 Comments Off on Watchdog finds DEA was ‘slow to respond’ to opioid epidemic

The Drug Enforcement Administration was “slow to respond” as America grappled with a rising opioid epidemic, the Justice Department’s inspector general said in a report Tuesday that faulted the agency for cutting back use of

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New national guideline sets out best practices for delivering injectable opioid agonist treatment

September 23, 2019 Comments Off on New national guideline sets out best practices for delivering injectable opioid agonist treatment

A new Canadian guideline lays out the optimal strategies for providing injectable opioid agonist treatment with prescription heroin and hydromorphone for people with severe opioid use disorder. The clinical guideline was created for a wide

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Medications underused in treating opioid addiction, expert says

September 19, 2019 Comments Off on Medications underused in treating opioid addiction, expert says

Though research shows that medication-assisted treatment can help people who are addicted to opioids, the three drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are underused, according to a review of current medical data

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