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Religious involvement may prevent opioid abuse for mothers

Religious communities are just beginning to discuss the dangers of prescription drug abuse.

20 Jun 2018 9:03 AM GMT

Most teenage opioid deaths were from intentional opioid use (Photo: AFP)

Opioids may raise risk of fracture nonunion

Nonunion is a serious complication of a fracture and may occur when the fracture moves too much, or has a poor blood...

17 Jun 2018 1:22 PM GMT

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Does opioid use affect treatment for alcohol dependence?

Researchers say individuals who misuse opioids have poorer outcomes in multiple domains.

8 Jun 2018 6:25 AM GMT

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Scientists discover non-addictive painkiller

New chemical compound is found to be safe and non-addictive.

31 Aug 2018 4:11 AM GMT

In this Monday, July 24, 2017 photo, Steven Kemp, who is addicted to heroin and is homeless, speaks with The Associated Press after meeting with a Philly Restart representative for help to obtain an identification card in Philadelphia.(Photo: AP)

Homeless and on heroin, but turned away from treatment

The consequences can often be deadly.

4 Aug 2017 7:12 AM GMT

Uncertainty among doctors about how much medicine patients really need after common operations contributes to the problem (Photo: Pixabay)

Surgery patients being left with extra opioids may be harmful, says...

The research raises concerns about over-prescribing addictive medicine that could end in the wrong hands.

4 Aug 2017 3:28 AM GMT

It seems that exposing patients to opioids may impact ultimate wound outcome (Photo: AFP)

Opioid treatment slows chronic wound healing

Chronic wounds are those that fails to heal after three months of appropriate wound care.

23 Nov 2016 11:04 AM GMT

The precise action of these natural opioids in the brain is poorly understood (Photo: AFP)

Natural brain opioids better for anxiety than morphine

Better anxiety treatments will come when science uncovers how the neural circuits and naturally occurring opioids...

26 March 2017 6:08 AM GMT

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Ditch opioids before knee surgery to depend less on painkillers later

Majority of the patients don't require pain medication after three months after surgery.

24 July 2017 4:15 AM GMT

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American boy's death puts spotlight on opioid crisis

Detectives are still trying to piece together the child's final day.

19 July 2017 8:19 AM GMT

The findings showed that increases in rates of long-term opioid use ranged from 1.5 times for patients taking medications (Photo: AFP)

Mental disorder may cause long term opioid use

The risk became substantially higher for patients with mental health conditions or psychoactive medication use.

31 Dec 2016 6:30 AM GMT

Buprenorphine itself is an opioid, so it, too, can be abused at high doses, but it is chemically different and has somewhat less potential for that. (Photo: Pixabay)

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...

26 Dec 2016 8:46 AM GMT