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Improper Use of Opioids Sparks a New Canadian Practice Guideline
May 3, 2010 — Increases in opioid prescriptions, leading to increased misuse, serious injuries, and overdose deaths have spurred Canadian colleges of physicians and surgeons to create a new guideline for opioid ... > full story -
Pain Free Treatment of Children and Adolescents
April 26, 2010 — Properly performed analgesia protects children from pain and traumatization. In a new study, researchers show how analgesia for children and adolescents should be carried ... > full story -
British Heroin Substitute May Be Associated With Wide-Ranging Sight Problems
April 21, 2010 — Children born to mothers prescribed the heroin substitute methadone during pregnancy may be at risk of wide-ranging sight problems, indicates a small ... > full story -
Drug Shared by Addicts Seems to Protect Against HIV Brain Dementia
April 15, 2010 — To their surprise, researchers have discovered that morphine (a derivate of the opium poppy that is similar to heroin) protects rat neurons against HIV toxicity -- a finding they say might help in ... > full story -
Unlocking the Opium Poppy's Biggest Secret: Genes That Make Codeine, Morphine
March 14, 2010 — Researchers have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine, opening the door to alternate methods of producing these effective painkillers either by ... > full story -
Inadequate Access to Opioid-Based Pain Relief Is a Human Rights Issue for Cancer Patients
February 21, 2010 — Many cancer patients in Europe are being denied access to adequate pain relief because of over-zealous regulations restricting the availability and accessibility of opioid-based drugs such as ... > full story -
Chronic Morphine Use Delays Wound Healing
January 22, 2010 — Researchers have found that chronic morphine use delays wound healing in the presence on an ... > full story -
Higher Opioid Dose Linked to Overdose Risk in Chronic Pain Patients
January 18, 2010 — More Americans are taking prescribed opioids like Oxycontin long-term for chronic noncancer pain. This study sheds light on the national epidemic of opioid overdose. It is the first to explore the ... > full story -
Do Fish Feel Pain? Norwegian Research Suggests They Can
January 12, 2010 — A Norwegian researcher studying nociception and pain in teleost fish concludes that is that it is very likely the fish can indeed feel ... > full story -
Pathological Gambling May Be Successfully Treated With Medications for Substance Addiction
December 10, 2009 — Pathological gambling can be successfully treated with medications that decrease urges and increase inhibitions, according to researchers. They found positive outcomes in gamblers treated with ... > full story
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