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Clinicians may have to look beyond opioids to tackle nation’s substance use epidemic

Overcoming the nation's opioid epidemic will require clinicians to look beyond opioids, new research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests.

28 Aug 2020

Targeting a key gateway can help treat chronic pain, shows study

Something like a quarter of the world's population suffers from chronic pain at some point. As opposed to acute pain – for example, that feeling after hitting your finger with a hammer – chronic pain may not even have a clear cause, and it can linger for years or lifetimes.

27 Aug 2020

Higher rates of e‐cigarette and cannabis use not linked to vaping‐related lung injuries

Higher rates of e-cigarette and marijuana use in U.S. states did not result in more e-cigarette or vaping-related lung injuries (known as EVALI), a new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds.

25 Aug 2020

Neurophysiologists reversibly disable a connection between two brain areas of primates

For the first time ever, neurophysiologists of KU Leuven, Harvard and the University of Kyoto have succeeded in reversibly disabling a connection between two areas in the brains of primates while they were performing cognitive tasks, or while their entire brain activity was being monitored.

25 Aug 2020

Parental problems are strongly associated with childhood sexual abuse, shows study

A new study has found that adults who had parents who struggled with substance dependence, intimate partner violence and mental illness are more than 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood sexual abuse than those whose parents did not have these problems, once age and race are taken into account.

25 Aug 2020

Google searches for anxiety skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic

Just like physical health, it is important to check one’s mental health amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. When countries announced lockdown orders, many people were confined to their homes, away from family and friends.

25 Aug 2020

Three popular therapies lead to significant improvements in veterans

Three popular complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies – yoga, tai chi, and meditation – lead to significant improvements in key outcomes perceived by Veterans receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system, suggests a study in a special September supplement to Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

24 Aug 2020

Research shows nonprescribed fentanyl and stimulants were the major cause for overdose mortality

Nonprescribed fentanyl and stimulants were the primary contributors to overdose mortality, while few people had prescribed opioids in their systems, according to new toxicology research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

24 Aug 2020

Older adults with pre-existing depression exhibit resilience to stress during COVID-19

A study involving older adults with pre-existing major depressive disorder living in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, and St Louis found no increase in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Aug 2020

New approach to chronic pain treatment could bring relief

Something like a quarter of the world's population suffers from chronic pain at some point in their lives. As opposed to acute pain - for example, the feeling after hitting your finger with a hammer - chronic pain may not even have a clear cause, and it can linger for years or lifetimes.

19 Aug 2020

Older adults with pre-existing depressive disorder exhibited resilience during COVID-19 pandemic

19 Aug 2020

Green apple vape flavorant enhances nicotine reward, heightens drug-seeking behavior

A common green apple vape flavor enhances nicotine reward, which could heighten reward and drug-seeking behavior, according to researchers at Marshall University.

18 Aug 2020

Back-pain patients taking opioid painkillers produce anti-opioid antibodies

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have discovered that a majority of back-pain patients they tested who were taking opioid painkillers produced anti-opioid antibodies.

17 Aug 2020

AI algorithm could help predict susceptibility to substance abuse among homeless youth

While many programs and initiatives have been implemented to address the prevalence of substance abuse among homeless youth in the United States, they don't always include data-driven insights about environmental and psychological factors that could contribute to an individual's likelihood of developing a substance use disorder.

14 Aug 2020

Addiction News and Research

Clinicians may have to look beyond opioids to tackle nation’s substance use epidemic

Targeting a key gateway can help treat chronic pain, shows study

Higher rates of e‐cigarette and cannabis use not linked to vaping‐related lung injuries

Neurophysiologists reversibly disable a connection between two brain areas of primates

Parental problems are strongly associated with childhood sexual abuse, shows study

Google searches for anxiety skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic

Three popular therapies lead to significant improvements in veterans

Research shows nonprescribed fentanyl and stimulants were the major cause for overdose mortality

Older adults with pre-existing depression exhibit resilience to stress during COVID-19

New approach to chronic pain treatment could bring relief

Older adults with pre-existing depressive disorder exhibited resilience during COVID-19 pandemic

Green apple vape flavorant enhances nicotine reward, heightens drug-seeking behavior

Back-pain patients taking opioid painkillers produce anti-opioid antibodies

AI algorithm could help predict susceptibility to substance abuse among homeless youth

Patients face challenges in getting treatment for opioid addictions

Dying young: The health care workers in their 20s killed by COVID-19

Boston Medical Center receives $3.7 million grant to expand fellowship programs in addiction

Women often prescribed excessive opioids after childbirth, research reveals

A trustful relationship critical for successful treatment of mental illness

Formal education is critical for cognitive functioning across the life span

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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