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Whether children receive an opioid prescription after surgery varies substantially by procedure type and hospital, according to a new national analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The study also found that overall, nearly one-third of children ar

At two clinics in Oslo and Bergen, a small group of patients have been given a new treatment option for opioid addiction. Twice daily, they receive pharmaceutical heroin as medication, administered under close supervision and monitoring by health personnel.

A clinical trial led by St. Michael's Hospital researchers found that using nerve blocks, an anesthesia technique to numb targeted areas of the body, significantly reduced opioid use after cardiac surgery—findings the authors say could reshape how the potentially addictive drugs

There has been a substantial increase in recent years in the use of a form of primary medication to treat opioid use disorder, according to a Rutgers Health study published in Health Affairs. Researchers have also noted sharp differences in growth trends across the United States.

Fentanyl, combination opioid treatments, oxycodone and morphine are associated with higher risks compared with codeine among patients treated for non-cancer pain. University of Manchester researchers have identified which opioids are most likely to be associated with respiratory

U.S. teens are seriously underestimating how lethal the synthetic opioid fentanyl can be, a new study says. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Fitness.

More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain; among them, approximately 1 in 10 take prescription opioids regularly. A new large-scale study led by Stanford Medicine suggests that—with the right approach—many people may be able to reduce their opioid use long term withou

Although opioids remain indispensable for pain relief in patients with advanced cancer, their use frequently results in OIC, which can substantially reduce quality of life and, in some cases, compromise the continuation of optimal pain management. Naldemedine, a peripherally acti

Nerve blocks—local anesthetic injections that block pain signals—are a valuable opioid-sparing technique for controlling pain after surgery. However, some patients experience temporary sharp increases in pain as the nerve block wears off. This phenomenon, often termed "rebound pa

The number of drug-related deaths remains at a record high in Germany. And the victims are getting younger and younger. Many deaths are related to new and increasingly dangerous substances such as synthetic opioids.

O filme ‘Union County‘ ganhou seu novo trailer, trazendo Will Poulter e Noah Centineo como os irmãos Cody e Jack Parsons. Designado para um programa judicial de drogas exigido pelo condado, Cody Parsons (Poulter) embarca em uma jornada tênue em direção à recuperação em meio à epi

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