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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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SEP 02, 2018Genetics & Genomics
By sequencing the opium poppy's DNA, scientists have revealed important details about how it makes its medicine.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2018Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new research study published American Journal of Emergency Medicine explains the use of peripheral nerve inhibitors in ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 19, 2018Cannabis Sciences
NY State has expanded their medical marijuana program to allow conditions normally treated with opioids to be qualifiers ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 12, 2018Videos
If you’ve spent any time camping or hiking, you’ve probably got a good idea of what animals are dangerous. S ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2018Cannabis Sciences
New research suggests that medical students aren’t learning enough about the risks and benefits of medical marijua ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 28, 2018Health & Medicine
In hospital settings, many medications have to be administered intravenously (IV) because of patient needs. A recent stu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A drug derived from marijuana has been the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatme ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
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For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 13, 2018Health & Medicine
Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
It may sound like a paradox to produce a drug that is used to treat a drug addiction but scitnfcially speaking this is a ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 31, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Federal law has inhibited support by VA for medical cannabis use for veterans. Lawmakers on the Veteran's Affairs Subco ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research has studied the effects of a protein, called apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP), in mice with che ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
As more states move away from prohibition of cannabis more questions are being asked about the effects cannabis has on t ...Written By: Melissa MooreMAY 10, 2018Health & Medicine
Putting child-safe caps on medication has been going on for decades, but the opioid crisis is looming large, and as a re ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is known to inhibit the cytochrome enzymes P450. This family of enzymes metabolizes more than half of all ...Written By: Melissa MooreMAY 01, 2018Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
In the wake of the opiod epidemic a state has taken a proactive step in the direction to curb the addiction and mortalit ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 26, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 25, 2018Videos
With the opioid crisis still storming strong, it's important to understand just how opioids affect your brain. Though th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2018Health & Medicine
The problem of addiction is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States as well as in other countries. Opioids sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 20, 2018Health & Medicine
The trend in healthcare is to have some doctors and primary care services available online for patients who cannot get t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 02, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
By sequencing the opium poppy's DNA, scientists have revealed important details about how it makes its medicine.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new research study published American Journal of Emergency Medicine explains the use of peripheral nerve inhibitors in
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 19, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
NY State has expanded their medical marijuana program to allow conditions normally treated with opioids to be qualifiers
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 12, 2018
Videos
If you’ve spent any time camping or hiking, you’ve probably got a good idea of what animals are dangerous. S
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
New research suggests that medical students aren’t learning enough about the risks and benefits of medical marijua
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
In hospital settings, many medications have to be administered intravenously (IV) because of patient needs. A recent stu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug derived from marijuana has been the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatme
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 12, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
It may sound like a paradox to produce a drug that is used to treat a drug addiction but scitnfcially speaking this is a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 31, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Federal law has inhibited support by VA for medical cannabis use for veterans. Lawmakers on the Veteran's Affairs Subco
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research has studied the effects of a protein, called apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP), in mice with che
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
As more states move away from prohibition of cannabis more questions are being asked about the effects cannabis has on t
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
MAY 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
Putting child-safe caps on medication has been going on for decades, but the opioid crisis is looming large, and as a re
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is known to inhibit the cytochrome enzymes P450. This family of enzymes metabolizes more than half of all
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
MAY 01, 2018
Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
In the wake of the opiod epidemic a state has taken a proactive step in the direction to curb the addiction and mortalit
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 25, 2018
Videos
With the opioid crisis still storming strong, it's important to understand just how opioids affect your brain. Though th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
The problem of addiction is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States as well as in other countries. Opioids sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
The trend in healthcare is to have some doctors and primary care services available online for patients who cannot get t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim