Study finds widely prescribed opioid painkiller tramadol shows limited effectiveness for chronic pain while increasing risk of serious cardiovascular harm. Read more
Fox News - Dec 25
Long before opioids flooded communities, something else was quietly changing—and it may have helped set the stage for today’s crisis. A new study finds that as church attendance dropped among middle-aged, less educated white Americans, deaths from overdoses, suicide, and alcohol-related disease b... Read more
Science Daily - Dec 20
Washington State University researchers have discovered how a neural circuit – or a connection between two brain regions – drives relapse after opioid use, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments for opioid use disorders. Read more
Medical News - Dec 09
Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou and her team will study a decade’s worth of state laws, insurance claims data and more to understand how state law requirements for emergency departments affect overdose patients. Read more
University Of Central Florida - Dec 04
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The Week - Nov 21
Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths Read more
Laist - Nov 14
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Kffhealthnews Org - Nov 07
The Global Parental Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) Market was estimated to be worth USD 1.94 Billion in 2022 and is projected to reach a value of USD 3.59 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 8% during the forecast Read more
Openpr.com - Nov 07
Efforts to promote safer opioid prescribing in Canada appear to be having an effect, as new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250670 shows a decrease in opioid dispensing between 2018 and 2022. Read more
Medical News - Oct 27
On Thursday, Oct. 9 the Opioid Industry Documents Archive (OIDA) hosted a Q&A with Christopher K. Haddock and Andrew Kolodny about their team's recent publication: "Imagine the Possibilities Pain Coalition and Opioid Marketing to Veterans: Lessons for Military and Veterans Healthcare." OIDA, whic... Read more
Johns Hopkins University - Oct 25
