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Opioids
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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Medications that manage post-operative pain are some of the main entry points to opioid addiction and overdose in the US ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 12, 2021Health & Medicine
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Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 27, 2020Health & Medicine
People who use cannabis every day for six months are a quarter (25 percent) more likely to stop injecting opioids than t ...Written By: Angela DowdenAUG 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche ...AUG 16, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Despite the growing popularity of cannabis products, information is currently limited on how they may interact with othe ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Medications that manage post-operative pain are some of the main entry points to opioid addiction and overdose in the US
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Many users report immediate pain relief from using medical cannabis, but now a recently published study suggests chronic
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
APR 07, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Most people who have been prescribed pain killers are familiar with fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine. These substances
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new survey out of Texas has revealed that 61 percent of people in the state who identify as medicinal cannabis users h
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAR 18, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine have found that people who use cannabis for pain relief from chr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Dartmouth College have found that pain relief drugs that work via the placebo effect reduce pain-relate
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that cannabis use is linked to a reduced chance of getting pregnant among women with a history of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that a simple genetic test could be a huge benefit to public health; it could tell clinicians
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats love catnip and silver vine; the cat-attracting plants are treats that make cats excited and happy. Big cats also f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop a bio-compatible patch that releases non-opioid painkillers for days and potentially serving as a sa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 22, 2020
Health & Medicine
New research suggests that cannabis use by people being treated for opioid addiction might improve outcomes and reduce t
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
DEC 15, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
While cannabis is increasingly available for medicinal use, doctors largely remain unable to prescribe it to their patie
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Anecdotal evidence suggests that cannabis users require more anesthetic at the beginning of surgery than those who do no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 11, 2020
Cancer
New research released from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests that the air from fans may help patient
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis products become more popular, many healthcare professionals are starting to consider the plant as a part of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 05, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers affiliated with the University of Haifa in Israel have reported on the efficacy of medical cannabis use for
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
OCT 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Should cannabis and its compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive compound in cannabis, come in sta
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 14, 2020
Technology
The current COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed another public health challenge in the United States—and that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 11, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have found that frequent cannabis use is not associated with increas
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 08, 2020
Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 27, 2020
Health & Medicine
People who use cannabis every day for six months are a quarter (25 percent) more likely to stop injecting opioids than t
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
AUG 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche
...
AUG 16, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Despite the growing popularity of cannabis products, information is currently limited on how they may interact with othe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon