Although the dangers of over-prescribing opioids are well known, patients who have been hospitalized after opioid overdoses are being given the same kind of medicine again, putting them at high risk of a second overdose. The findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, highlight the challenges faced by physicians to balance the known risks… Continue reading Opioid Prescriptions Given to Patients Who Have Already Overdosed
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Light Could Someday Replace Painkillers
Despite the abuse potential of opioid drugs, they have long been the best option for patients suffering from severe pain. The drugs interact with receptors on brain cells to tamp down the body’s pain response. But now, neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to activate opioid receptors… Continue reading Light Could Someday Replace Painkillers