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Natural Pain Relief from Poisonous Shrub?
July 11, 2011 — An extract of the poisonous shrub Jatropha curcas acts as a strong painkiller and may have a mode of action different from conventional analgesics, such as morphine and other ... > full story -
Dentists' Role in Painkiller Abuse
July 1, 2011 — Dentists, pharmacists and addiction experts provides new research and recommendations to help dentists combat, rather than contribute to, abuse of addictive ... > full story -
Preventing Avoidable Opioid-Related Deaths Top Priority for Pain Medicine Field
June 13, 2011 — Deaths related to prescription opioid therapy are under intense scrutiny, prompting those in pain medicine -- clinicians, patient advocates, and regulators -- to understand the causes behind ... > full story -
Natural Product Shows Pain-Killing Properties
May 23, 2011 — Scientists have for the first time accomplished a laboratory synthesis of a rare natural product isolated from the bark of a plant widely employed in traditional medicine. This advance may provide ... > full story -
Use of Naltrexone Reduces Inflammation in Crohn's Patients, Study Suggests
May 19, 2011 — Naltrexone reduced inflammation in Crohn's patients in a new research study. Naltrexone is a drug used to help recovering alcoholics and drug users stay clean. It inhibits the body's opioid system ... > full story -
Narcotic Pain Relief Drug Overdose Deaths a National Epidemic
April 25, 2011 — Unintentional overdose deaths in teens and adults have reached epidemic proportions in the US. In some 20 states in 2007 the number of unintentional drug poisoning deaths exceeded either motor ... > full story -
Most Substance–dependent Individuals Report Poor Oral Health
April 14, 2011 — Researchers have found that the majority of individuals with substance dependence problems report having poor oral health. They also found that opioid users, in particular, showed a decline in oral ... > full story -
Opioids Now Most Prescribed Class of Medications in America
April 5, 2011 — Two reports by addiction researchers show a drastic shift in prescribing patterns impacting the magnitude of opioid substance abuse in America. The reports recommend a comprehensive effort to reduce ... > full story -
Risk of Death from Opioid Overdose Related to Higher Prescription Dose
April 5, 2011 — In an analysis of opioid prescription patterns and deaths, receiving higher prescribed doses is associated with an increased risk of opioid overdose death, but receiving both as-needed and regularly ... > full story -
A Safer, More Effective Morphine May Soon Be Possible
March 24, 2011 — An orphan drug originally used for HIV treatment has been found to short-circuit the process that results in additional sensitivity and pain from opioid ... > full story
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