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31 Aug 2020

Study reveals overdose of opioid for knee surgery linked to death

Opioid prescription rates for outpatient knee surgery vary widely across the country, but the strength of the average prescription in the United States is at a level that has been linked to an increased risk of overdose death, suggest the findings of a new study. The study has been published in BMJ Open.

04 Dec 2017

Marijuana use not helpful in tackling opioid addiction, says study

Patients in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction believe that using marijuana helps them with their pain and mood symptoms.

02 Jan 2017

Depression, anxiety may up risk of long-term opioid use

Rates of increase of long-term opioid use ranged from 1.5 times for patients taking medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), three times for previous substance use disorders and nearly 9 times for previous opioid use disorders.

24 Nov 2016

Scientists develop vaccine against opioid overdose

The vaccine blocks the pain-numbing effects of the opioid drugs oxycodone (oxy) and hydrocodone (hydro) in animal models, said the study published online in the journal ACS Chemical Biology.

20 Sep 2016

Opioid users may find babies less cute

Coming on the heels of the infamous 'heroin' picture that showed a US grandmother passing out from an apparent heroin overdose -- while her four-year-old grandson sat in the back seat, a new study has found that opioid dependence affects how 'cute' we perceive images of children to be.

02 Jun 2016

Prince died of painkiller overdose: Medical examiner

Prince was found dead at his Paisley Park estate on April 21.

01 Feb 2016

Threshold for safe opioid dose should be lower: Study

On average, those who overdosed had been given a prescription higher than 71 percent of those who did not, the study found.

15 Jan 2016

Punjab sinking in Pak drugs worth Rs 7500 crore per year

13 Jan 2016

Long-term use of opioid may increase risk of depression

Longer duration of use of opioid is linked with onset of depression after controlling for pain and daily morphine equivalent doses.

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