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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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JUL 01, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a biocompatible, implantable device that relieves pain and harmlessly dissolves when no longe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found that pain medications with a high potential for abuse are more likely to be approved than medications
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 13, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The rise in opioid use, addiction, and overdose is a serious public health matter. Almost 850,000 people have died of dr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A gene therapy has been able to inhibit neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord and pe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 14, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study found that it is safe and effective to use cannabidiol (CBD),∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and CBD/THC m
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 08, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As the population of older adults grows and more states legalize cannabis, rates for baby boomers seeking substance abus
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 28, 2022
Plants & Animals
Morphine is a synthetic narcotic designed to treat severe pain. As an opioid, tt is created from opium, or the seeds fro
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 15, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many challenges facing our healthcare system today, but sepsis is undeniably one of the most significant. Seps
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
FEB 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Opiant Pharmaceuticals recently announced the outcomes from a study that test their new delivery system for an
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 27, 2021
Microbiology
Anthrax conjures thoughts of bioterrorism, though it's a disease caused by a rare but naturally-occurring bacterium, Bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Can a software application be used treat alcohol use disorders? The medical technology company Pear Therapeutics is
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 24, 2021
Technology
Since the turn of the century, the number of deaths caused by drug overdoses has almost quadrupled, totaling almost half
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 19, 2021
Neuroscience
Exercise increases the body’s production of endocannabinoids, which in turn reduces inflammation and pain in condi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Plants with a long history of use as topical analgesics by Native Americans may also be helpful against diarrhea. The co
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 22, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent review of cannabis in kidney disease symptom management conducted by University of British Columbi
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
As if women didn't have enough to juggle with careers, motherhood, and monthly hormonal changes, cue the tension hea
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 09, 2021
Health & Medicine
In 2016 it was estimated by the CDC that 20.4% of Americans have chronic pain. Chronic pain is a primary reaso
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 136 people die from an opioid overdose every
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
AUG 18, 2021
Health & Medicine
Easing arthritis pain is thought to be a common reason for people to use cannabis, but there have been few statistics to
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 15, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis terpenes, the part of cannabis plants responsible for its smell and taste, may be able to relieve pain both by
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 22, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers led by Ohio State University have found that smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) games can relieve pain fr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
Cannabis has been used to soothe headaches since almost the dawn of time, but there have been few studies — and ce
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
There have been exponential increases in opioid-related illness and death in the United States and Canada, and the opioi
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Temple University Health System have found that a novel cannabidiol (CBD) analog can reverse pain sensi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon