Opioid doctor and pharmacy ‘shoppers’ may also shop at home, study finds
As states crack down on doctor and pharmacy "shopping" by people who misuse opioids, a...
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Stark racial, financial divides found in opioid addiction treatment
Escaping the grip of opioid addiction doesn't come easily for anyone. But a new study...
Pain clinics could cut down on opioid use, team finds
Chronic non-cancer pain is sometimes managed with high-dose opioids, which has partially contributed to the...
Rate of opioid rx stable after pediatric outpatient surgery
(HealthDay)—From 2013 to 2017, the rate of receiving a take-home opioid prescription remained stable after...
California nurse charged with illegally selling thousands of opioid pills on dark web
How Opioid Pill Makers Seduce Doctors Americans Now More Likely to Die From Opioids Than...
Research into opioid painkillers could provide clues for safer drug development
Researchers have taken a step closer to understanding the body's response to opioid painkillers such...
Opioid use and misuse following treatment for head and neck cancer
Cancer patients are often prescribed pain medications, for example during recovery from surgical procedures. However,...
An opioid epidemic may be looming in Mexico—and the US may be partly responsible
Though opioid use in Mexico has been low, national and international factors are converging and...
Study examines opioid use among Massachusetts adolescents, trends in opioid prescriptions
Opioid-related overdoses and deaths remain a major public health concern in Massachusetts, yet adolescents who...
Toxicology tests don’t tell the whole story of the opioid epidemic
Chromotography has been considered the best way to test for drugs. Credit: Nasky/Shutterstock.com "Drug overdoses...