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Posted October 5, 2008:

• Variations In Key Genes Increase Caucasians’ Risk Of Heroin Addiction

Posted September 14, 2008:

• New Cannabis-like Drugs Could Block Pain Without Affecting Brain, Says Study

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Over 10 Million Americans Are Taking Opioids Each Week, Study Finds

Posted August 21, 2008:

• Codeine Not Safe For All Breastfeeding Moms And Their Babies

Posted August 13, 2008:

• Nature Or Nurture: Are You Who Your Brain Chemistry Says You Are?

Posted June 26, 2008:

• High Rates, Rising Costs Of Alcohol And Drug Disorders In Hospitalized Patients Shown

Posted June 24, 2008:

• Opioids And Cannabinoids Influence Mobility Of Spermatozoids

Posted May 20, 2008:

• Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our Noses
• Noninvasive Oxygen Therapy Eases Final Hours, Days For Lung Cancer Patients

Posted May 15, 2008:

• New Light Shed On Heroin Addiction

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Depression Diversity: Brain Studies Reveal Big Differences Among Individuals
• New Target For Alzheimer's Disease Identified

Posted April 14, 2008:

• Doctor's Offices Can Help Stem Abuse Of Oxycontin, Other Narcotic Painkillers

Posted April 5, 2008:

• Genetic Factor In Stress Response Variability Discovered

Posted March 6, 2008:

• Runners' High Demonstrated: Brain Imaging Shows Release Of Endorphins In Brain

Posted February 19, 2008:

• Opiate And Nicotine Have Surprisingly Similar Effect On Brain's Reward System

Posted February 12, 2008:

• Gene Variant Predicts Medication Response In Patients With Alcohol Dependence

Posted January 29, 2008:

• Morphine Dependency Blocked By Single Genetic Change

Posted January 11, 2008:

• Should Heroin Be Prescribed To Addicts?

Posted December 11, 2007:

• Morphine: A Comfort Measure For The Dying Or Pain Control For The Living?

Posted November 25, 2007:

• Driving Abilities Not Impaired By Moderate, Long-Term Pain Medication Use, Study Suggests
• Strong Pain-killing Drugs Without The Addiction

Posted November 9, 2007:

• 'Runner's High' May Also Strengthen Hearts

Posted November 5, 2007:

• The More We Get, The More We Need: How To Prevent Morphine 'Tolerance'

Posted October 22, 2007:

• Nicotine Patch Decreases Post-Surgical Pain

Posted October 18, 2007:

• Acupuncture Reduces Pain, Need For Opioids After Surgery

Posted October 15, 2007:

• How Does The Opioid System Control Pain, Reward And Addictive Behavior?

Posted October 3, 2007:

• Why Don't Painkillers Work For People With Fibromyalgia?

Posted September 11, 2007:

• Pain Patients At Risk For Sleep Apnea

Posted August 24, 2007:

• Researchers Separate Analgesic Effects From Addictive Aspects Of Pain-killing Drugs

Posted June 29, 2007:

• Painkiller Abuse Continues To Grow; New Treatments Offer Hope

Posted April 26, 2007:

• Morphine Makes Lasting -- And Surprising -- Change In The Brain

Posted April 19, 2007:

• Prescription Drug Addiction Is Under Investigation

Posted April 18, 2007:

• Dipyrone May Treat Headaches -- But Use With Caution

Posted March 23, 2007:

• Morphine Kills Pain -- Not Patients, New Research Shows

Posted March 18, 2007:

• Potential New Pain Killer Developed

Posted March 9, 2007:

• New Evidence For Receptor's Role In Alcohol Pleasure And Problems

Posted March 5, 2007:

• Addiction Breakthrough May Lead To New Treatments
• Using Morphine To Hasten Death Is A Myth, Says Doctor

Posted March 3, 2007:

• Why 'Wanting' And 'Liking' Something Simultaneously Is Overwhelming

Posted February 28, 2007:

• Disrupting Brain's Stress System Intensifies Opiate Withdrawal
• Slow-release Morphine Reduces Level Of Intractable Cough

Posted February 10, 2007:

• Novel Radiofrequency Treatment Shows Promise For Lumbar Pain

Posted January 29, 2007:

• Breakthrough For Heroin Addiction Treatment

Posted January 18, 2007:

• Long-term Narcotics Use For Back Pain May Be Ineffective And Lead To Abuse

Posted January 5, 2007:

• G Allele Of Mu-opioid Receptor Gene Is Linked To Craving For Alcohol

Posted December 26, 2006:

• Mechanism Of Black Cohosh Versus Hot Flashes Revealed

Posted December 10, 2006:

• Methadone Substitute: New And Cheaper Way To Treat Heroin Addiction

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