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 MoreFDA Approves Second OTC Naloxone Spray for Suspected Opioid Overdose
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved RiVive, an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.”We know naloxone is a pow…
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 MoreOxycodone Does Not Increase Risk for Persistent Opioid Use After Delivery
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Initiation of oxycodone versus codeine is not associated with an increased risk for persistent opioid use after delivery overall, but increased risk is seen after vaginal delivery, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreNew Opioid Rx Common, Harmful in Older Adults With Dementia
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New opioid use is common among older adults with dementia and is associated with a markedly increased excess mortality, according to a study presented at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Confe…
Learn MoreMore Rapid Increase Seen in Rate of OD Deaths Involving Cocaine + Opioids
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids increased more quickly from 2011 to 2021 than the rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine alone, according to a July data brief publ…
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 MoreNew Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who begin using opioid painkillers after a dementia diagnosis have a significantly greater risk of death — about 11-fold within the first two weeks, according to new research.The risk of death co…
Learn MoreOpioid-Related Adverse Event Risk Increased With Modified-Release Opioids
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty, modified-release opioid use in the acute postoperative period is associated with an increased risk for opioid-related adverse events compared with immed…
Learn MoreDeaths Due to Opioid Toxicity Up in U.S. During COVID-19
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deaths due to opioid toxicity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Tara Gomes, Ph.D., from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, and colleague…
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