Cannabis for Opioid Withdrawal Linked to Reduced Opioid Use in Study
A study of 197 people who use unregulated opioids found those using cannabis to ease withdrawal had over twice the odds of reporting reduced opioid use.
July 24, 20266 min read
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Prenatal Opioid Exposure Linked to Vision and Attention Problems in Children
A Glasgow review pooling 27 studies and 31,000 opioid-exposed children found consistent links to vision defects, ADHD-like attention problems and weaker learning.
July 23, 20266 min read
Catheter Delivers Pain Drugs Into the Spine, Cutting Opioid Use in Six Patients
Six patients with refractory back pain went from 9.5 to zero on the pain scale after a targeted spinal artery infusion, and two stopped opioids entirely.
July 22, 20265 min read
Floods Linked to 1,368 Opioid Overdose Deaths Across Rural Appalachia
A Penn State study in PNAS found opioid overdose deaths rose 26% in Appalachian counties after severe floods and stayed elevated for as long as a decade.
July 21, 20267 min read
Fentanyl Carries Triple the Respiratory Risk of Codeine, Hospital Study Finds
A University of Manchester study of 32,909 hospital patients ranked opioids by respiratory depression risk, finding fentanyl 3.36 times riskier than codeine.
July 19, 20266 min read
Problematic Social Media Use Linked to Rising ADHD Symptoms in Teens
A JAMA Network Open study of 11,286 US adolescents found that years of higher-than-usual problematic social media use were followed by increases in ADHD symptoms, especially in boys.
July 18, 20265 min read
Brain Stimulation More Than Halved Alcohol Relapse Risk in Trial
A double-blind trial found theta-burst brain stimulation cut one-year relapse risk in alcohol use disorder patients by more than half (hazard ratio 0.43).
July 17, 20265 min read
ASU Study Finds Opioid Withdrawal Suppresses Brain's Myelin-Building Genes
Arizona State University researchers find opioid withdrawal suppresses two myelin-regulating genes in the prefrontal cortex, pointing to a new treatment target.
July 15, 20265 min read
NIDA Grant Backs Development of an Overdose-Resistant Opioid Painkiller
The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Ensysce a $5.3 million installment to advance PF614-MPAR, an opioid engineered to limit its own release during overdose.
July 15, 20262 min read