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Snail venom to pain relief: how conotoxins can be used in pain therapy
Conotoxins, found in the venom of the one of the sea’s deadliest creatures, the cone snail, have the potential to become a new class...
War on drugs failing: decriminalise possession says UK committee
The Health Committee has said the UK’s war on drugs is failing as drug related deaths are now a public emergency.
In a call for...
Growing use as old cannabis stereotypes are debunked
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries, but despite the therapeutic benefits of the plant, international regulators ultimately deemed it unsafe for...
People using opioids for long-term pain urged to join study to improve care
Researchers have launched an innovative study to improve care for patients who manage long-term pain using opioids.
The study at Keele University forms part of...
Promising steps made towards hope for schizophrenia treatment
Schizophrenia is a severe mental health condition that causes significant disability and affects one in 100 people.
Patients with schizophrenia commonly experience negative symptoms, which...
Physical therapy access may reduce opioid prescriptions
A new study has shown that patients who first saw a physical therapist or chiropractor for lower back pain were much less likely to...
Increasing amount of heart infections linked to opioid crisis
An increasingly high number of people in America are developing heart infections due to the current opioid crisis, new research suggests.
The problem of heart...
Did you know 90 days is all it takes to be addicted to prescription...
Today’s PHE review into prescribed medicines has revealed that patients can become dependent and addicted to prescription opioids and it only takes 90 days.
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Could cannabis offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief?
New research has unlocked the key to how cannabis creates pain relieving molecules that are 30 times stronger than Aspirin, offering huge potential as...
Cannabis use as a tool in the harm reduction of opioid use: A Canadian...
Lighting up to extinguish the crisis of opioid use? Discover the emerging research for cannabis use as a harm reduction strategy in North America.
The...
Could the use of psychoactive substances be deterred by certain personality traits?
The social environment is an influential factor regarding drug addiction and abusing psychoactive substances. However, some living in the same environment become drug users,...
Nations are reforming illicit drug policies, but China is unlikely to curb fentanyl exports
Strict strategies traditionally embraced by Asian nations to enforce illicit drug policies are beginning to change, with nations like China, the enforcement mechanisms of...
Kratom effects may not be as safe as you think
While there is a perception that kratom is safe as a treatment for chronic or acute pain, a variety of serious medical outcomes as...
Treating opioid addiction may be harder than you think
OHSU study finds it's easy to get opioids but increasingly difficult to get medical assisted help when it comes to treating opioid addiction.
According to...
Overprescribing opioids is a thing – it’s time to stop it
A research team from Keele University, UK, has been awarded with a £2.4 million (~€2.7) grant to help reduce the overprescribing of opioids.
The National...
Opioid-related social isolation could be solved by activating parts of the brain
Opioid-related social isolation is one of the most challenging aspects of the US opioid crisis, however researchers may have cracked the code to help...