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July 31st 2024
A new study found using e-cigarettes with partial nicotine reduction was linked to greater puffing time, puff duration, and total inhaled volume than 5% nicotine concentration.
Hold Off on Opioids for Chronic Pain Treatment, CDC Says
March 16th 2016The prescription opioid epidemic is a major problem, to say the least, and the number of overdoses has quadrupled since 1999. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new guidelines designed to reduce prescription opioid misuse and abuse.
Studying the Differences in Medical and Surgical Readmissions
January 11th 2016Readmissions are a concern and a dilemma for hospitals across the nation as the federal government docks facilities when patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge. It has caused a surge in research about the causes of readmission and strategies to avoid them.
CDC: Suburban, Rural Addicts Aren't Getting Enough Clean Needles
Injection drug users who reuse or share syringes spread hepatitis C and HIV. About half of these users live outside the cities, but there are relatively few needle exchange programs available to them, according to the CDC.
Report Offers Evidence-Based Recommendations to End Prescription Opioid Abuse
December 9th 2015A research team led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health investigators has issued a report to help tackle the prescription opioid epidemic that kills an average of 44 people per day in the United States.
Opioid Prescription Practices May Influence Pain Episodes in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
December 2nd 2015Thirty-day emergency room readmissions due to acute pain is not uncommon in children with sickle cell disease, and researchers suspect that opioid prescription practices has something to do with it.
Hardcore Drug Use No Barrier to HCV Treatment
Due in part to the high prices direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C infection, many Medicaid programs are not offering them to injection drug users, nor are some states and institutions seeking these patients out for testing to see if they have the virus. But a new study shows that even when drug-users do not give up their habit, they can be safely and effectively treated for the lethal virus.
Who Gets a Liver? Transplant Centers Differ on Substance Abuse Abstinence Rules
Donor livers are scarce, donated organs are precious, and transplant surgeons make the final call on whether to transplant. When the question of whether to give a liver to a patient who uses marijuana, drinks too much alcohol, or even smokes tobacco comes up, the issue gets tricky.
Morphine Regulator May Reduce Pain-Kill Abuse Risk
November 16th 2015Researchers appear to have identified a specific molecule that controls morphine receptor signaling in a small group of brain cells. The particular regulator of G protein signaling protein is called RGS7 and has been identified as a novel regulator of the μ-opioid receptor, which morphine acts upon to mediate its euphoric and analgesic effects.