Opioid addiction: medical cannabis is an insufficient alternative
For people dependent on opioids, therapeutic cannabis offers the hope of reducing pain, without the side effects of these synthetic ...
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Opioids to relieve labor pains: beware, danger!
Women receiving opioids to relieve the pain of vaginal birth have an increased risk of becoming dependent, overdosing or dying. ...
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Opioids may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer
American scientists find that the increase in the use of opioids is correlated with an increase in cases of pancreatic ...
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Opioid crisis: supporting dependent pregnant women, the new recommendation from the Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends better support for drug-addicted mothers, in order to accompany them in their addiction and ...
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Opioid crisis: how to better detect addictions
To save people who have become addicted to opioids, better monitoring of their medical course is necessary. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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UnityPhilly: this new app that saves opioid overdoses
In recent years, the addictive consumption of opioids has exploded in France and the United States, where fatal overdoses are ...
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Why are obese people more likely to use opioids?
Class III obese people are 158% more likely to use opioids than people with an average BMI. In question: osteoarthritis, ...
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United States: Cannabis legalization drives down opioid prescriptions
A new study shows that in US states where cannabis is legal for medical or recreational use, opioid prescriptions are ...
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United States: drugs, alcohol and suicides weigh on life expectancy
In 2017, the life expectancy of Americans was 78.6 years, three months less than in 2014. This drop is explained ...
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