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Posted April 3, 2012:

• Why Some Pain Drugs Become Less Effective Over Time

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Discovery Paves Way for Improved Painkillers

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Placenta on Toast? Could We Derive Benefits from Ingesting Afterbirth?

Posted March 21, 2012:

• Structure of ‘salvia’ Receptor Solved

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Atomic Structure of Molecule That Binds to Opioids in the Brain Discovered

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Local Anesthetic Stops Pain at the Source After Hip Replacement Surgery

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Opioids Erase Memory Traces of Pain

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Clue as to Why Alcohol Is Addicting: Scientists Show That Drinking Releases Brain Endorphins

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Opioid Abuse Linked to Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Mother's Touch May Protect Against Drug Cravings Later

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Medical Marijuana Could Help Patients Reduce Pain With Opiates

Posted November 15, 2011:

• The Leading Edge of Stress: New Genomic, Optogenetic and Epigenetic Findings

Posted November 11, 2011:

• Elderly Emergency Patients Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication Than Middle-Aged Patients

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Researchers Block Morphine's Itchy Side Effect

Posted September 22, 2011:

• Opioids Linked to Higher Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Mother’s Postpartum Oxycodone Use: No Safer for Breastfed Infants Than Codeine, Study Suggests

Posted September 2, 2011:

• Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN): Tricking the Body to Heal Itself

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Deaths from Strong Prescription Painkillers Are on the Increase, Experts Say

Posted August 18, 2011:

• Dissimilar Interaction of Opioid Receptors May Explain Why Men and Women Experience Pain Differently

Posted August 10, 2011:

• Possible Therapeutic Target for Depression and Addiction Identified

Posted August 4, 2011:

• Major Initiative Established to Prevent Opioid Abuse and Overdose

Posted July 22, 2011:

• Misuse of Pain Medication Is Pathway to High-Risk Behaviors, Study Finds

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Scientists Create Vaccine Against Heroin High

Posted July 12, 2011:

• Low Dose Naltrexone: Harnessing the Body's Own Chemistry to Treat Human Ovarian Cancer

Posted July 11, 2011:

• Natural Pain Relief from Poisonous Shrub?

Posted July 1, 2011:

• Dentists' Role in Painkiller Abuse

Posted June 13, 2011:

• Preventing Avoidable Opioid-Related Deaths Top Priority for Pain Medicine Field

Posted May 23, 2011:

• Natural Product Shows Pain-Killing Properties

Posted May 19, 2011:

• Use of Naltrexone Reduces Inflammation in Crohn's Patients, Study Suggests

Posted April 25, 2011:

• Narcotic Pain Relief Drug Overdose Deaths a National Epidemic

Posted April 14, 2011:

• Most Substance–dependent Individuals Report Poor Oral Health

Posted April 5, 2011:

• Opioids Now Most Prescribed Class of Medications in America
• Risk of Death from Opioid Overdose Related to Higher Prescription Dose

Posted March 24, 2011:

• A Safer, More Effective Morphine May Soon Be Possible

Posted March 23, 2011:

• Long-Term Methadone Treatment Can Affect the Brain

Posted March 21, 2011:

• Children of Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy at Increased Risk of Becoming Smokers, Mouse Study Suggests

Posted March 15, 2011:

• Certain Populations May Benefit Most from Alcohol-Dependence Treatment Naltrexone

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Collaborative Care Shown to Be Successful for Patients With Opioid Addictions
• Painkiller Prescribing Varies Dramatically Among Family Physicians

Posted March 3, 2011:

• Doctors Lax in Monitoring Potentially Addicting Drugs, Study Suggests

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Nitric Oxide Does Not Appear to Improve Treatment of Sickle Cell Pain-Attacks
• Effectiveness of Expanding Harm Reduction and Antiretroviral Therapy in a Mixed HIV Epidemic

Posted February 26, 2011:

• Placebo Effect Works Both Ways: Beliefs About Pain Levels Appear to Override Effects of Potent Pain-Relieving Drug

Posted February 16, 2011:

• Promising Treatment for Heroin Dependency

Posted February 1, 2011:

• Opiate Abuse: Protracted Abstinence Revisited

Posted January 28, 2011:

• Retired NFL Players Misuse Painkillers More Than General Population, Study Finds

Posted January 4, 2011:

• Experimental Drug More Potent, Longer Lasting Than Morphine

Posted December 22, 2010:

• Mechanism for Signaling Receptor Recycling Discovered

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Opioid Use Associated With Increased Risk of Adverse Events Among Older Adults

Posted December 9, 2010:

• Buprenorphine Treatment Produces Improved Outcome for Babies Born Addicted

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