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Study finds treatment with medication reduces arrests and incarceration among people with opioid use disorder
When it comes to addressing the national opioid crisis, most of the research has focused on the physical health risks
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FDA says patients can take tainted blood pressure meds until shortages end
(HealthDay)—As Americans face shortages of widely used blood pressure drugs due to contamination with potentially cancer-causing impurities, the U.S. Food
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Common antibiotic found to reduce adverse health events in HIV patients
A large team of researchers with members from the U.K., Canada, Uganda and Zimbabwe has found that the common antibiotic
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New lockbox helping curb opioid addiction
Addiction treatment centers have long had trouble retaining patients in medication assisted treatment. However, medication-assisted treatment is an approach used
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Another possible consequence of the opioid epidemic: hormone deficiencies
Many people who use opioid medications long term do not produce enough testosterone or another important hormone, cortisol, according to
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New model found effective in predicting risk of opioid overdose
Current approaches to identifying people who are at high risk for overdosing on opioids target many who are not truly
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Overdose deaths from fentanyl soaring: report
(HealthDay)—The number of Americans dying from overdoses of the powerful narcotic fentanyl rose 12-fold in recent years, health officials reported
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Scientists report new modeling of brain signaling
The release of neurotransmitters and hormones in the body is tightly controlled by complex protein machinery embedded in cell membranes.
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What pill is that? Cheap and easy pill testing could soon be in your own hands
Almost nine out of ten Australians take some form of medication, according to a recent poll. Much of that will
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