Keywords Archives: drug addiction

Failed arthritis drug appears to reduce opioid tolerance, dependence

A drug previously used to treat osteoarthritis pain may prevent opioid tolerance and physical dependence when used in combination with opioid-based pain medications, according to researchers at Indiana University. Researchers in the Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science at IU Bloomington have discovered that a compound previously tested to treat osteoarthritis pain appears […]
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San Francisco preparing to open first U.S. safe injection sites

San Francisco city officials hope to open what would be the United States’ first legal safe injection sites for opiate addicts, with two planned for a July opening, at the start of the city’s fiscal year. The San Francisco Department of Public Health unanimously endorsed a task force’s recommendation to open the supervised sites. The […]
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Research bolsters brain disease addiction theory

For decades, one of the most common misconceptions about drug and alcohol addiction is that it is caused by personality flaws; specifically, lack of willpower or moral weakness. Citing a growing body of scientific evidence, in 2011, the American Society of Addiction Medicine released its new “The Definition of Addiction,” which, for the first time, extended […]
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