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Posted May 15, 2013:

• Long-Term Use of Prescription Painkillers for Back Pain Linked to Erectile Dysfunction in Men

Posted May 11, 2013:

• War Spawns New Approaches for Wounded Service Members' Pain Care

Posted May 3, 2013:

• Heroin Vaccine Blocks Relapse, Preclinical Study Suggests

Posted April 30, 2013:

• Study Examines Effects of Genetic Variants for Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Posted April 11, 2013:

• New Research Examines the Spiritual, Psychological and Other Under-Appreciated Effects of Opioids on Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
• New Treatment Option for Alcohol Dependence: Reduced Consumption Rather Than Abstinence

Posted April 10, 2013:

• Genetic Alteration Predicts Pain Recovery After Sexual Assault

Posted March 6, 2013:

• Study Pinpoints, Prevents Stress-Induced Drug Relapse in Rats

Posted March 5, 2013:

• Safe, Long-Term Opioid Therapy Is Possible

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Eating Junk Food While Pregnant May Make Your Child a Junk Food Addict

Posted February 12, 2013:

• Opioid Prescription Is on the Increase

Posted February 3, 2013:

• Prescription Overdose Rate Reaches Epidemic Levels in NYC

Posted February 1, 2013:

• Training Bystanders to Spot Drug Overdoses Can Reduce Deaths

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Men Taking Long-Acting Chronic Pain Meds Five Times More Likely to Have Low Testosterone Levels
• Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug

Posted January 8, 2013:

• Post-Operative Intravenous Acetaminophen May Help Reduce Use of Morphine in Infants

Posted January 6, 2013:

• The Pain Puzzle: Uncovering How Morphine Increases Pain in Some People

Posted January 2, 2013:

• Electric Stimulation of Brain Releases Powerful, Opiate-Like Painkiller

Posted December 24, 2012:

• Gene Variants Affect Pain Susceptibility in Children

Posted December 14, 2012:

• The Mu Opioid Receptor Genotype May Be a Marker for Those Who Drink for Alcohol's Rewarding Effects
• Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Sharp Rise in Admissions for Certain Drug Combinations Over 10 Years

Posted December 12, 2012:

• Opiates Already in Body May Encourage Cancer Growth, Certain Medications Could Slow It

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Drug Helps Women Who Stop Smoking Keep Off Weight

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Overprescribing of Opioids Impacts Patient Safety and Public Health

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Promising New Approach in Therapy of Pain

Posted November 27, 2012:

• High-Dose Opioid Treatment Associated With Mental Health and Medical Comorbidities

Posted November 11, 2012:

• Fibromyalgia and the Brain: New Clues Reveal How Pain and Therapies Are Processed

Posted November 6, 2012:

• Is Your Memory Playing Tricks on You? Common Medications May Be to Blame

Posted October 17, 2012:

• Daily Sedation Interruption for Critically Ill Patients Does Not Improve Outcomes

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Young People Driving Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse, Study Finds; Abuse of Nonmedical Analgesics Up 40 Percent

Posted October 5, 2012:

• Mechanism of Opiate Addiction Is Completely Different from Other Drugs

Posted October 4, 2012:

• Nonprescription Medication Abuse Underestimated

Posted September 30, 2012:

• Governments Failing to Address 'Global Pandemic of Untreated Cancer Pain'

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Pain Pill Abuse: Research Sheds Light on Potential Habit-Forming Properties of Tramadol

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Resveratrol May Preserve Pain-Relieving Effects of Morphine

Posted September 10, 2012:

• Suicide Prevention Expert Outlines New Steps to Tackle Military Suicide

Posted September 4, 2012:

• PharmaNet System Dramatically Reduced Inappropriate Prescriptions of Potentially Addictive Drugs

Posted August 30, 2012:

• Factors Other Than Pain Affect Long-Term Use of Strong Pain Medications After Surgery

Posted August 15, 2012:

• Long-Term Methadone Treatment Can Affect Nerve Cells in Brain

Posted August 14, 2012:

• Scientists Can Now Block Heroin, Morphine Addiction

Posted August 8, 2012:

• Scientists Show Two-Drug Combination Has Potential to Fight Cocaine Addiction

Posted August 1, 2012:

• New FDA Program Adds to Tools to Curb Opioid Abuse in United States

Posted July 31, 2012:

• Opioid Receptors as a Drug Target for Stopping Obesity

Posted July 11, 2012:

• Oxycontin Formula Change Has Many Abusers Switching to Heroin

Posted July 5, 2012:

• How a Protein Meal Tells Your Brain You're Full

Posted June 20, 2012:

• Opiates' Side Effects Rooted in Patients' Genetics

Posted June 5, 2012:

• Mothers' Teen Cannabinoid Exposure May Increase Response of Offspring to Opiate Drugs

Posted June 4, 2012:

• Cannabinoid Shown Effective as Adjuvant Analgesic for Cancer Pain

Posted May 11, 2012:

• Novel Approach to Stimulate Immune Cells

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