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Safety concerns: Herbal supplement used to treat addiction and pain
The herb kratom is increasingly being used to manage pain
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Naltrexone implant helps HIV patients with opioid dependence prevent relapse: Slow-release drug also helped improved HIV outcomes compared to oral form of drug
When patients with HIV who are also battling opioid dependence
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Activating parts of the brain could help alleviate opioid-related social isolation: Opioids
One of the many painful and challenging aspects of the
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More pregnant women are using meth and opioids, study finds: Usage rates among moms-to-be have spiked in the past decade, with a disparate boost among pregnant women who live in rural counties
Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the
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Low self-esteem connected to greater risk for opioid use
Health, family and romance problems appear to be the particular
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Drug overdose epidemic has been growing exponentially for decades
Death rates from drug overdoses in the U.S. have been
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Ketamine activates opioid system to treat depression: Experts caution against widespread use due to potential for tolerance, abuse and dependence
A new study appearing online today from the American Journal
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Doctors reduced opioid prescriptions after learning a patient overdosed: When clinicians are given information about a patient’s overdose, they prescribe fewer powerful painkillers
Will clinicians become more careful in prescribing opioids if they
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