Unos investigadores exploran nuevos medios no adictivos de luchar contra el dolor
JUEVES, 3 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación muestra que un medicamento experimental, sintonizado con una vía específica del dolor, puede aliviar el dolor postquirúrgico, un hallazgo que podría en algún momento ofrecer una a…
Learn MoreTaking Kratom Claimed Her Son’s Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — J.D. Butler was planning a future with his girlfriend at his favorite New York City restaurant when that future came to a sudden, crushing halt.“They were planning on when she was moving in and arranging floo…
Learn MoreResearchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that an experimental drug fine-tuned to a specific pain pathway can ease post-surgery aches, a finding that may eventually offer an alternative to highly addictive opioids.The pill, known f…
Learn MoreMarijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After their U.S. states legalize marijuana, young adults who aren’t in college are more likely than college kids to use the drug and progress to cannabis use disorder, a new study finds.Prior to legalization,…
Learn MoreVaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) – It’s well known that smoking in pregnancy can harm a developing baby’s growth.Now, a new study suggests that using e-cigarettes may be more effective that traditional nicotine replacement therapy, such as patch…
Learn MoreSuicidal Thoughts, Attempts Common Among Patients Starting Buprenorphine
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) initiating buprenorphine, according to a study published online June 1 in Addiction Science & Clinica…
Learn MorePor primera vez, California condena a un traficante de fentanilo por asesinato
MARTES, 11 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un traficante de fentanilo fue declarado culpable de asesinato en segundo grado en lo que las autoridades creen que es la primera condena de la historia por asesinato por traficar con la peligrosa droga….
Learn MoreFirst Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A fentanyl dealer has been found guilty of second-degree murder in what authorities believe is the first-ever murder conviction for dealing the dangerous drug.The conviction happened in Placer County, Calif.,…
Learn MoreTomar medicamentos para el TDAH no aumenta el riesgo de abuso de drogas en el futuro de un niño: estudio
JUEVES, 6 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los medicamentos estimulantes, como el Ritalin, se recetan con frecuencia para ayudar a tratar los síntomas del trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH), pero ha habido preocupaciones resp…
Learn MoreEl acceso a la marihuana medicinal no reduce el uso de analgésicos opioides: estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La marihuana medicinal se publicita como analgésico, pero en los estados de EE. UU. donde es legal, las recetas de analgésicos opioides o no opioides no se han reducido, encontró un nuevo estudio. Segú…
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