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12:14pm, 13th May, 2019

CDC concurs with panel led by regenstrief scientist on misapplication of opioid guidelines

(Regenstrief Institute) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clarifying its guidelines on opioid prescribing, citing the findings of a review panel led by Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Kurt Kroenke, M.D. Dr. Kroenke and his co...

GPs need training to tackle chronic opioid use

11:40pm, 12th May, 2019

Physics

GPs need training to tackle chronic opioid use

(University of East Anglia) GPs must be better-equipped to support patients to manage the psychological challenge of reducing their opioid use -- according to new research from the University of East Anglia.The recommendation is part of a toolkit bei...

Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks

8:53pm, 2nd May, 2019

Humans

Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks

(Georgia Institute of Technology) Using advanced machine-learning techniques, Georgia Tech researchers have examined nearly 1.5 million Reddit posts to identify risks associated with several of the most common alternative -- and unproven -- 'tre...

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

2:54am, 17th April, 2019

Humans

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

(Virginia Tech) With a new grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, universities led by Virginia Tech will unite scientists, a range of health-care and service providers, and communities, including individuals in recovery, to conf...

Experimental drug shows promise for opioid withdrawal symptoms

2:01pm, 7th April, 2019

Physics

Experimental drug shows promise for opioid withdrawal symptoms

(Experimental Biology) While medicines are available to relieve withdrawal symptoms in people recovering from opioid addiction, they cause side effects and can maintain the brain changes that led to addiction in the first place, which can lead to rel...

(<em>Grey's</em>) Anatomy of an Opioid Crisis

11:17am, 5th April, 2019

Humans

(<em>Grey's</em>) Anatomy of an Opioid Crisis

The popular medical drama gets it right—with a little romance on the side, naturally-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Engineering treatments for the opioid epidemic

12:41pm, 14th March, 2019

Tech

Engineering treatments for the opioid epidemic

(Washington University in St. Louis) A biomedical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis is developing a therapeutic option that would prevent opiates from crossing the blood-brain barrier, preventing the high abusers seek.

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

1:34am, 22nd February, 2019

Humans

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) In what could serve as a model for tackling one of the nation's top public health crises, a University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiology researcher is teaming up with two Western Massachusetts sheriff...

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CDC concurs with panel led by regenstrief scientist on misapplication of opioid guidelines

GPs need training to tackle chronic opioid use

Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

Experimental drug shows promise for opioid withdrawal symptoms

(<em>Grey's</em>) Anatomy of an Opioid Crisis

Engineering treatments for the opioid epidemic

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

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