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Opioids are a class of drugs naturally found in the opium poppy plant. Some prescription opioids are made from the plant directly, and others are made by scientists in labs using the same chemical structure. Opioids are often used as medicines because they contain chemicals that relax the body and can relieve pain. Prescription opioids are used mostly to treat moderate to severe pain, though some opioids can be used to treat coughing and diarrhea. Opioids can also make people feel very relaxed and "high" - which is why they are sometimes used for non-medical reasons. This can be dangerous because opioids can be highly addictive, and overdoses and death are common. Heroin is one of the world's most dangerous opioids, and is never used as a medicine in the United States.
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New research has found that exposure to opioid pain medications while in the womb may not increase the risk of autism or
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Annie Lennon
JUN 26, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
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Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
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Earth & The Environment
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Written By:
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Neuroscience
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Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
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Annie Lennon
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Neuroscience
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Annie Lennon
SEP 19, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
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Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers in Germany found that a natural fungal product activates opioid receptors with fewer 'undesirable reactions'
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Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 28, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
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Written By:
Kerry Charron
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SEP 21, 2023 | 8:00 AM
As the opioid epidemic continues to claim lives and devastate families across the nation and world, we recognize September 21, 2023 as opioid awareness day. Opioids are analgesics with high...MAR 08, 2023 | 1:30 PM
Spatial mapping of pain-associated G-Protein coupled receptors and bio-marker localization in mouse brain using RNAscope HiPlex v2 and RNA-Protein Co-Detection Assays....Speaker: Sayantani Basak, PhD
OCT 26, 2022 | 10:00 AM
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Speaker:
Becky Winslow, BS, PharmD
, Mayil Shanmugam, PhD
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
JUL 28, 2022 | 6:00 AM
Date: July 28, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT) Hepatitis B and C continues to be a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, resulting in 1.1 million deaths and 3 million new in...
JUL 15, 2021 | 10:00 AM
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SEP 21, 2023 | 8:00 AM
As the opioid epidemic continues to claim lives and devastate families across the nation and world, we recognize September 21, 2023 as opioid awareness day. Opioids are analgesics with high...
MAR 08, 2023 | 1:30 PM
Spatial mapping of pain-associated G-Protein coupled receptors and bio-marker localization in mouse brain using RNAscope HiPlex v2 and RNA-Protein Co-Detection Assays....
Speaker:
Sayantani Basak, PhD
OCT 26, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: October 26, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) In this webinar, Dr. Becky Winslow, infectious disease clinical scientist, details urinary tract infections’ inc...
Speaker:
Becky Winslow, BS, PharmD
, Mayil Shanmugam, PhD
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
JUL 28, 2022 | 6:00 AM
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JUL 15, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: July 15, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Sigma Metrics plays a critical role in laboratory medicine. Abbott is committed to helping your laboratory achieve excellence in clinica...
MAY 13, 2021 | 9:00 AM
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APR 07, 2021 | 12:00 AM
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MAR 24, 2021 | 12:00 AM
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NOV 05, 2020 | 9:00 AM
More than 50,700 Americans died of opioid overdose in 2019, and more than 1.6 million Americans live with addiction to opioids. Moreover, more than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic p...
Speaker:
Rebecca G. Baker, PhD
, Linda L. Porter, PhD
, Jack B. Stein, PhD
Presented at: Opioid Crisis Virtual Event Series 2020
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NOV 03, 2021
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JUN 08, 2021
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NOV 05, 2020
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