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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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MAY 10, 2019
Cancer
Oral mucositis is a condition in which the lining that covers the mouth, the oral mucosa, becomes damaged. It is “
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
It appears that Colorado's great pot experiment has had positive results. A series of bills have been passed by the
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 07, 2019
Neuroscience
In an ideal world, patients in need of pain relief would take pain medication without the inherent fear of possible opio
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAR 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A virus-like particle vaccine was developed to stop chronic pain caused by osteoarthritis inhibiting a nerve growth fact
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
In a rare concession from the National Football League, officials are preparing to make changes to its substance abuse p
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 21, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Michigan voters recently legalized recreational cannabis. A few months later, PharmSci 420 (I'm serious, that is the
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study by Rutgers University found that overdosing on loperamide—a non-prescription, over-the-counter diar
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cigarette smokers become addicted to nicotine, a highly addictive substance that is absorbed through the skin, mouth, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2019
Cardiology
Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that 72,000 deaths were the result of opioid a
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 10, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
In a recent publication in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs described the results of a survey of 392 patients who
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 07, 2019
Technology
Scientists have long known that rats and mice are social animals, always chatting up something new. Curious about unders
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 01, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Alcoholism is a devastating disease that is responsible for the deaths of roughly 88,000 people a year, n
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 19, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
As a previous practitioner of Brazillian Jui Jitsu (BJJ), I can attest that it takes a lot of endurance, motivation
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 18, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in Psychiatric Services in Advance, misuse of prescription drugs accounts for more than 1
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
Microglia are in primed states when injury happens and acute exposure to opioids activates them further creating pain se
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 14, 2018
Videos
Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University are testing a vaccine created by Scripps Research Institute.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the medical journal—PAIN, a non-opioid drug compound discovered by researchers from the Na
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the body's largest network of neurotransmitters, receptors, and neu
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 22, 2018
Neuroscience
Expanding ventral pallidum, a basal ganglia structures role in reward-related decision making.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 03, 2018
Videos
Chronic pain can lead to depression, addiction to opioids, anxiety, other side effects, and more. The first video f
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Chronic marijuana use appears to help opioid addicts stay on their anti-opioid treatment regimen. At least that's ac
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Driven by the effort to identify effective non-opioid pain medications, a recent international research study with a pub
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 13, 2018
Videos
The opioid abuse problem continues unabated, despite public health efforts to curb the use of narcotic painkillers that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim