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  War Spawns New Approaches for Wounded Service Members' Pain Care

  May 11, 2013 — Better body armor and rapid aeromedical evacuations enable American service members to survive blasts that would have proved fatal in Vietnam or even the first Gulf War, but they pose new challenges ... > full story
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  Heroin Vaccine Blocks Relapse, Preclinical Study Suggests

  May 3, 2013 — Scientists have reported successful preclinical tests of a new vaccine against heroin. The vaccine targets heroin and its psychoactive breakdown products in the bloodstream, preventing them from ... > full story
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  Study Examines Effects of Genetic Variants for Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

  April 30, 2013 — Among infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS; caused by in utero opioid exposure), variants in certain genes were associated with a shorter length of hospital stay and less need for ... > full story
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  New Research Examines the Spiritual, Psychological and Other Under-Appreciated Effects of Opioids on Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

  April 11, 2013 — Researchers sought to shed light on the biopsychosocial and spiritual effects of taking prescribed opioids to treat noncancer pain. Such questions have received little examination and impact the ... > full story
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  New Treatment Option for Alcohol Dependence: Reduced Consumption Rather Than Abstinence

  April 11, 2013 — A potential new treatment for alcoholism called nalmefene is effective and safe for reducing alcohol consumption in alcohol dependent individuals, says a new study. Traditionally, abstinence has been ... > full story
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  Genetic Alteration Predicts Pain Recovery After Sexual Assault

  April 10, 2013 — One in five U.S. women are sexually assaulted in their lifetimes and more than half experience severe pain during the week following an attack. A study showed that presence of a genetic variant could ... > full story
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  Study Pinpoints, Prevents Stress-Induced Drug Relapse in Rats

  March 6, 2013 — Scientists have identified specific key steps in the chain of events that causes stress-related drug relapse. They identified the exact region of the brain where the events take place in rat models ... > full story
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  Safe, Long-Term Opioid Therapy Is Possible

  March 5, 2013 — Medical researchers say that prescription opioid abuse can be minimized by monitoring patients closely for harm by using urine drug testing, pill counts, and reviewing prescription drug monitoring ... > full story
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  Eating Junk Food While Pregnant May Make Your Child a Junk Food Addict

  February 28, 2013 — A healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children. New research suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk food cause developmental changes of the opioid ... > full story
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  Opioid Prescription Is on the Increase

  February 12, 2013 — More and more opioids are being prescribed for pain relief, study ... > full story

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