Higher dose may get people to stick with opioid treatment
A new study suggests a need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl.
What would actually cut homelessness and overdose risk?
Interviews with unhoused people who’ve recently experienced opioid overdose indicate ways to approach places like “Mass and Cass” in Boston.
What would actually cut homelessness and overdose risk?
Interviews with unhoused people who’ve recently experienced opioid overdose indicate ways to approach places like “Mass and Cass” in Boston.
Morphine may increase bone loss and pain for cancer patients
New research indicates morphine may contribute to bone loss and cancer-induced bone pain.
Morphine may increase bone loss and pain for cancer patients
New research indicates morphine may contribute to bone loss and cancer-induced bone pain.
Access to prescription opioids may reduce overdose deaths
“Our findings suggest that restoring easier access to opioid pain medications may protect against fatal overdoses.”
Where cops seize drugs, more fatal overdoses follow
The number of fatal overdoses was two-fold higher than expected within 7 days and 500 meters of an opioid-related incident in which police seized drugs.
Most people who inject drugs in NYC test positive for fentanyl
More than 80% of New Yorkers who inject drugs test positive for the opioid fentanyl, but only 18% report using it intentionally.
Prenatal opioids may harm newborn breathing, rat study finds
Prenatal exposure to opioids affects the development of important circuits in the brain and spinal cord that control breathing.
Prenatal opioids may harm newborn breathing, rat study finds
Prenatal exposure to opioids affects the development of important circuits in the brain and spinal cord that control breathing.