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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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DEC 07, 2017Health & Medicine
Could medical cannabis be used instead of, or in addition to, opioids for chronic pain?Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Do you know how medical cannabis can help treat pain?Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Learn about the conditions that medical cannabis has been approved to treat in some states in the US.Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 27, 2017Neuroscience
Everyone knows that opioids are dangerous if not prescribed cautiously and taken exactly as directed. Even when the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 14, 2017Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects over 1 billion people worldwide. It can be from aging, an injury, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2017Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a condition that impacts about 1.5 billion people in the world. The causes of it are varied, from trauma ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 14, 2017Neuroscience
The role of sensory neurons is to send and receive messages between the brain and other parts of the body. These ne ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
On June 23, officials reported the death of a 10-year old boy in Miami. The cause of death? Overdose on fentanyl via sus ...JUL 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica ...JUL 06, 2017Videos
As one of the most dangerous drugs on the streets, fentanyl can cause an overdose even in tiny quantities. Earlier this ...JUN 29, 2017Cardiology
Opioid use may provide relief for older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), but the cons seem to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2017Videos
Glue sniffing was a rampant health problem among young teenagers in the early 1980s. The trend took off as more people d ...JUN 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In a first, the US FDA requested that Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride), an opioid painkiller, be voluntarily removed ...JUN 17, 2017Videos
A study by the Mayo Clinic in 2013 found that 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug daily. Surpris ...MAY 17, 2017Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to ...MAR 31, 2017Plants & Animals
There exists a fish so small and colorful that you would think it was harmless; on the other hand, it seems as though it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A rare cluster of 14 cases of severe amnesia in Massachusetts has doctors and CDC officials worried and on the hunt for ...DEC 22, 2016Neuroscience
Back pain is something a lot of people experience. It’s more common than the common cold and yet it remains diffic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
JUPITER, FL– December 1, 2016 – In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research I ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 23, 2016Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 23, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vacc ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 31, 2016Cardiology
Needle pricks instead of popping pills? Maybe. A new study from the University of California, Irvine’s Susan Samue ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
Could medical cannabis be used instead of, or in addition to, opioids for chronic pain?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Do you know how medical cannabis can help treat pain?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Learn about the conditions that medical cannabis has been approved to treat in some states in the US.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 27, 2017
Neuroscience
Everyone knows that opioids are dangerous if not prescribed cautiously and taken exactly as directed. Even when the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 14, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects over 1 billion people worldwide. It can be from aging, an injury,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a condition that impacts about 1.5 billion people in the world. The causes of it are varied, from trauma
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 14, 2017
Neuroscience
The role of sensory neurons is to send and receive messages between the brain and other parts of the body. These ne
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
On June 23, officials reported the death of a 10-year old boy in Miami. The cause of death? Overdose on fentanyl via sus
...
JUL 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica
...
JUL 06, 2017
Videos
As one of the most dangerous drugs on the streets, fentanyl can cause an overdose even in tiny quantities. Earlier this
...
JUN 29, 2017
Cardiology
Opioid use may provide relief for older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), but the cons seem to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2017
Videos
Glue sniffing was a rampant health problem among young teenagers in the early 1980s. The trend took off as more people d
...
JUN 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a first, the US FDA requested that Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride), an opioid painkiller, be voluntarily removed
...
JUN 17, 2017
Videos
A study by the Mayo Clinic in 2013 found that 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug daily. Surpris
...
MAY 17, 2017
Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to
...
MAR 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
There exists a fish so small and colorful that you would think it was harmless; on the other hand, it seems as though it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Society is dealing with a crisis of opiate abuse, as discussed by the former head of the FDA in the video below. Helping
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A rare cluster of 14 cases of severe amnesia in Massachusetts has doctors and CDC officials worried and on the hunt for
...
DEC 22, 2016
Neuroscience
Back pain is something a lot of people experience. It’s more common than the common cold and yet it remains diffic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUPITER, FL– December 1, 2016 – In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research I
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 23, 2016
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 23, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vacc
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 31, 2016
Cardiology
Needle pricks instead of popping pills? Maybe. A new study from the University of California, Irvine’s Susan Samue
...
Written By:
Kara Marker