opioid
American boy's death puts spotlight on opioid crisis
Detectives are still trying to piece together the child's final day.
Opioid users don't combat addiction
Majority of those who got medicine received buprenorphine, that helps reduce cravings
Older people suffering chronic pain risk dementia
The study reveals three reasons for the association between chronic pain and dementia.
Natural brain opioids better for anxiety than morphine
Better anxiety treatments will come when science uncovers how the neural circuits and naturally occurring opioids regulate fear and anxiety.
Mental disorder may cause long term opioid use
The risk became substantially higher for patients with mental health conditions or psychoactive medication use.
How to fight painkiller addiction at home
The drug, buprenorphine, also sold as Suboxone, attaches to the same brain receptors that opioids like OxyContin, heroin and Vicodin do.
Some facts about US's synthetic-opioid epidemic
Nearly two-thirds of the 61 kilograms (134 pounds) of fentanyl seized by U.S. customs last year came from Mexico.
Study suggest that cheese may be addictive!
Cheese contains casein, present in all dairy products, and which can trigger the brain’s opioid receptors, which are linked to addiction.
Opioid treatment slows chronic wound healing
Chronic wounds are those that fails to heal after three months of appropriate wound care.