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Trump announces opioid crisis a public health emergency
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid drug addiction in the country a public health emergency.
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Long-term opioid use may not increase risk of Alzheimer's
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 25 (ANI): Myth busted! Long-term use of powerful pain-relieving drugs is not associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, shows a recent study.
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Now, beat your booze addiction at low cost
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 06 (ANI): A team of researchers has recently found that combining substance abuse treatment with regular medical care can successfully treat people with opioid or alcohol addiction.
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Strong law enforcement needed to combat Opioid crisis: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Jersey [United States], August 9 (ANI): Reiterating his campaign promise to fight Opioid crisis in the country, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that stronger law enforcement is needed to combat this issue.
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Opioid use higher among cancer survivors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 7 (ANI): At a time of rising rates of opioid overdose and addiction, a latest study has found cancer survivors were 1.2 times more likely to be prescribed opioid painkillers than those who'd never had cancer.
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Mindfulness-based intervention improves parenting, suggests study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 1 (ANI): According to a recent study, researchers found significant improvement in the quality of parenting among mothers who participated in a trauma-informed, mindfulness-based parenting intervention while also in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use d
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Opioid usage resulting in increased cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June14 (ANI): A recent study reveals the number of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome - often caused by mothers using opioids during pregnancy - is increasing in the United States, thereby increasing the burden in terms of hospital days and costs.
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Investigators examine relationship between pain, opioid abuse
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 12 (ANI): Despite recommendations to use non-opioids, a study has found that drug overdose epidemic is largely driven by opioids, and it seems that doctors continue to prescribe it for chronic pain.
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Medication treatment offers hope for pregnant women with opioid use disord
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): Medication for addiction treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine or methadone is an appropriate and accepted treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a new research.
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Natural brain opioids better anxiety-buster than morphine
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 26 (ANI): Boosting natural brain opioids may be a better way to treat anxiety, according to a recent study.
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Dear parents! Store prescription opioids away, out of sight of kids of all
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 20 (ANI): Dear adults, opioids prescribed cautiously for chronic pain should be stored up, away and out of sight of kids of all ages, in a locked cabinet is best, as a study finds most of the exposures occurred among children younger than five years were 60 perce
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Mental illness linked to increased risk of long-term opioid use
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 31 (ANI): A study has found that pre-existing depression or anxiety disorders and the use of psychoactive drugs can increase the risk leading to long-term use of opioid pain medications.
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