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New Drug Blocks Morphine's Effects on Breathing -- But Not on Pain
October 6, 2010 — A new drug called repinotan blocks the respiratory depressant effects of morphine-like opioid drugs -- without altering their potent pain-relieving effects, according to a new ... > full story -
Drug That Helps Adults Addicted to Opioid Drugs Also Relieves Withdrawal Symptoms in Newborns
October 6, 2010 — Researchers have tested a semi-synthetic opioid they say has the potential to improve the treatment of these newborns, which could save hundreds of millions in health care costs annually if future ... > full story -
It's Time to Phase out Codeine, Researchers Urge
October 4, 2010 — It is time to phase out the use of codeine as a pain reliever because of its significant risks and ineffectiveness as an analgesic, states a new ... > full story -
Opioid Use to Relieve Pain and Suffering at End of Life Is Safe in Hospital-at-Home Setting, Study Finds
September 9, 2010 — Patients who choose to spend their last days at home with specialized care and monitoring can safely be given opioids to control pain and other symptoms without reducing survival time, according to a ... > full story -
New Target to Improve Pain Management Identified
September 7, 2010 — Researchers have discovered a major mechanism underlying the development of tolerance to chronic morphine ... > full story -
Regulation of Cell Proliferation Is Dependent on Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking
August 23, 2010 — Researchers have discovered that the opioid growth factor and its receptor, OGFr, a clinically important system with potent anti-tumor properties, has controlled entry from the cytoplasm to the ... > full story -
Drug Addicts Get Hooked Via Prescriptions, Keep Using 'to Feel Like a Better Person,' Research Shows
August 20, 2010 — If you want to know how people become addicted and why they keep using drugs, ask the people who are addicted. Thirty-one of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification told physicians they ... > full story -
Morphine Blocks Tumor Growth, Study Suggests
July 28, 2010 — Current research suggests that taking morphine can block new blood vessel and tumor ... > full story -
Criminalization of Drugs and Drug Users Fuels HIV; Laws Should Be Reviewed, Say Experts
July 13, 2010 — Strict laws on the criminalization of drug use and drug users are fueling the spread of HIV and other serious harms associated with the criminal market and should be reviewed, say experts in a series ... > full story -
Pre-Emptive Pain Regimen Decreased Opioid Usage in Patients Undergoing Robotic Prostatectomy
June 24, 2010 — Researchers have found that a pre-emptive multimodal pain regimen that included pregabalin (Lyrica) decreased the use of opioid analgesics in patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical ... > full story
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