El 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…
Learn MoreAccess to Medical Marijuana Won’t Lower Use of Opioid Painkillers: Study
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medical marijuana is touted as a pain reliever, but in U.S. states where it’s legal, prescriptions for opioid or non-opioid painkillers haven’t decreased, a new study finds.According to researchers, this mea…
Learn MoreOpioids Not Beneficial for Pain Relief in Acute Low Back, Neck Pain
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For acute nonspecific low back pain or neck pain, opioids do not confer benefits compared with placebo, according to a study published online June 28 in The Lancet.Caitlin M.P. Jones, Ph.D., from the University…
Learn MoreSoaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Drug overdose deaths involving a powerful horse tranquilizer called xylazine have skyrocketed in the United States, rising 35-fold in just a handful of years, federal health researchers say.The number of xylaz…
Learn MoreReducir los opioides en una cirugía quizá haga más mal que bien
MARTES, 20 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos médicos han dejado de recetar opioides para el dolor, incluso durante una cirugía, debido a la crisis de adicción a los opioides en Estados Unidos. Pero un nuevo estudio cuestiona la prudencia de …
Learn MoreCutbacks on Opioids Around Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many doctors have stopped giving opioids for pain, even during surgery, because of the opioid addiction crisis in the United States. But a new study questions the wisdom of this approach.Restricting the drugs…
Learn MoreDrug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American men die of drug overdoses at a higher rate than women, but new research shows that difference can’t be completely explained by factors like misuse or greater use.A study led by scientists from the I…
Learn MoreDrug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American men die of drug overdoses at a higher rate than women, but new research shows that difference can’t be completely explained by factors like misuse or greater use.A study led by scientists from the I…
Learn MoreLos adolescentes raras veces reciben medicamentos para la adicción cuando los tratan por abuso de opioides
MARTES, 13 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El medicamento buprenorfina normaliza la función cerebral en las personas adictas a los opioides, pero los adolescentes raras veces lo reciben en los centros de tratamiento de EE. UU., encuentra un nuevo…
Learn MoreTeens Rarely Get Anti-Addiction Meds When Treated for Opioid Misuse
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The medication buprenorphine normalizes brain function in people addicted to opioids, but teens rarely receive it at U.S. treatment centers, a new study finds.Only one in four adolescent residential treatment…
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