A targeted opioid that only treats diseased tissues and spares healthy tissues relieves pain from inflammatory bowel disease without causing
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Prescription opioid misuse tied to increased suicide behaviors in youth
(HealthDay)—Youth with prescription opioid misuse (POM), especially current POM, have an increased risk for suicide-related behaviors, according to a study
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Risk factors for opioid relapse differ between men and women
Fatal drug overdoses—two-thirds of which involve opioids—have increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC recently reported that overdose deaths
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Researchers identify predictors of timely enrollment in treatment for opioid use disorder
For people living with opioid use disorder, the path to treatment is not always clear-cut. Sometimes, there’s no path at
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Opioid overdose deaths involving other substances more common in youth
Results of a new study show that opioid overdose deaths involving more than one substance (polysubstances) are more common than
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Artificial intelligence-based tool may help diagnose opioid addiction earlier
Researchers have used machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, to develop a prediction model for the early diagnosis of
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Cannabis use appears to encourage, not replace, non-medical opioid use
A study published in the scientific journal Addiction suggests that, contrary to what some are claiming, people in the US
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Opioid use can trigger deafness, study finds
Opioid use, particularly in high doses, can cause deafness, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, published in The Journal of
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Older drivers taking opioid more likely to self-regulate, reduce driving
A new study from faculty at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Meet The Parents & Activists Fighting for This Life-Saving Program to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths
In 2018, 10.3 million people misused prescription opioids, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Of those,
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