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These Groups of High Schoolers Are at Higher Risk of Committing Suicide

Most of us would be tempted to say that there’s no way a teenager could be thinking of committing suicide. But it’s sad that even for such young people, suicidal thoughts indeed occur. Statistics even show that for 2014, suicide…

March 5, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Synthetic Opioids Such As Fentanyl Threatens the US and Asia Population

An improper fentanyl crisis in the same range as the US would be very harmful in Asia, according to the United Nations on Drugs and Crime’s official in Southeast Asia, Jeremy Douglas. Such a thing happens because of the lack…

January 1, 2020 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Endometriosis Is Treated with Opioids: Why Isn’t It a Good Idea

Very many patients that have endometriosis who are being prescribed opioids, and it seems that people are not aware of the real danger behind the medicine, not even some doctors. Doctor Georgine Lamvu, at a conference for gynecologic surgeons, stated…

November 22, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Health Canada Warned Children And Teens Not To Consume Cough Products With Opioids

According to new guidelines released by Health Canada, children and teens should not consume cough products with opioids since that might boost the chances of addiction to those substances later in life. “Following a safety review of cough and cold…

February 20, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Medical Marijuana Could Effectively Substitute Opioids

Anna Lembke, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, concluded in her new thesis that medical marijuana could effectively substitute opioids, but only under some specific circumstances. According to her, replacing…

December 27, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Opioids Are Not Effective Anymore Against Chronic Pain

According to a new study, opioids are not effective anymore against chronic pain. As the researchers reported, people can also rely on over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen and naproxen, which is excellent news for many, mainly since the US…

December 19, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Hospital Visits Related To Opioids Are On The Rise In Canada

Canada is witnessing a very problematic situation – an opioid crisis that is far from ending. Now, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, those hospital visits related to opioids are on the rise in Canada, and it is one…

December 14, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Smartphone Addiction Produces The Same Reactions In The Brain As The Opioids Addiction

A group of researchers from the University of San Francisco (USA) says that being hooked to electronic devices, such as smartphone addiction, is comparable to being on opioids and that such a habit isolates people. The study has been published…

April 15, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Addiction Can Be Treated With Brain Implants

The idea of using brain implants to treat diseases or boost the brain’s functions is not at all new. Scientists from different fields have researched a lot in this regard. Now, the researchers at West Virginia University have admitted that…

February 22, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

A Safer Painkiller Might Replace Opioids

These days the US is confronting with addiction and overdose epidemic caused by medication with opioids. Patients who get this powerful treatment are suffering from chronic pain. But treating their pain with opioids comes at a cost of increasing dosage…

August 18, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0