Opioids associated with highest risk of death
Apr 17, 2012 17:08
People with an opioid addiction had the highest risk of death when compared with rates for alcohol and other drugs, according...
Medically prescribed heroin more effective, less costly than current methadone treatment
Mar 12, 2012 16:27
Medically prescribed heroin is more cost-effective than methadone for treating long-term street heroin users, according to...
Opioid abuse linked to mood and anxiety disorders
Individuals suffering from mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder may be...
Suboxone is most effective in treating painkiller addiction
Individuals addicted to prescription painkillers are more likely to succeed in treatment with the aid of the medication buprenorphine-naloxone...
Researchers find anti-depressants reduce pain in opioid-dependent patients
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind to demonstrate an association between the antidepressant escitalopram...
Risk of death from opioid overdose related to higher prescription dose
In an analysis of opioid prescription patterns and deaths, receiving higher prescribed doses is associated with an increased...
Analysis of opioid prescription practices finds areas of concern
An analysis of national prescribing patterns shows that more than half of patients who received an opioid prescription in...
Painkiller prescribing varies dramatically among family physicians
Some physicians are prescribing opioids such as OxyContin 55 times as often as others, according to a new study led by St....
Collaborative care shown to be successful for patients with opioid addictions
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that for the majority of patients with opioid addiction,...
Serotonin system involved in symptoms of protracted abstinence syndrome
Opiate abuse is a chronic disorder and maintaining abstinence represents a major challenge for addicts. Individuals recovering...
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