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Medicaid Expansion Alone Isn’t Enough to Stop the Opioid Overdose CrisisExpanding the state and federal insurance program helps prevent overdoses. But that only happens with enough treatment, and legal reform, to make it workBy Hannah L. F. Cooper, Courtney R. Yarbrough, Umedjon Ibragimov, Janet Cummings & Danielle HaleyPeople are seen outside a methadone clinic that is located across from Taunton Police Station in May 2019, in Taunton, MA. The clinic administer daily Methadone doses. Credit: Salwan Georges/The…

A study from the Tokyo University of Science shows that targeting delta opioid receptors (DOP) in the brain’s PL-BLA pathway with the agonist KNT-127 can significantly reduce anxiety-like behavior in mice, paving the way for new anxiety disorder treatments. Credit: SciTechDaily.comStudy reveals mechanistic roles of delta opioid receptors and specific neuronal pathways that are involved in anxiety-like behaviors in mice.Anxiety-related disorders can have a profound impact on the mental health and quality of life of…

Medications used to treat diabetes and obesity may also show promise in reducing opioid cravings, recently released research suggests. The small study found that people with opioid use disorder who took the GLP-1 drug liraglutide reported noticeably fewer cravings afterward. The findings are the latest to indicate that GLP-1 drugs can help control addictive behaviors, but much more data will be needed to confirm their effectiveness.What Drew Noomi Rapace to Constellation?The research was presented this weekend at the…

February 19, 20244min readPeople struggling with addiction cite untreated withdrawal, pain, discrimination and stringent policies as reasons for leaving hospitals against medical advice. We need to take their complaints seriouslyBy Zoe Adams At 3 A.M., a high-pitched beep rang on my pager from a patient’s nurse. The page read: “Please come to bedside ASAP. Patient agitated and threatening to leave AMA. Security on their way.”Like many medical trainees, I have received countless pages like this one. Fred (not his real…

Wastewater-based epidemiology, the process of monitoring health indicators through sewage, has become a common way to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. But before 2020 scientists were using the technology to follow a different public health threat: the opioid crisis. Just as sewage data can fill gaps in SARS-CoV-2 tracking, this public dumping ground can provide up-to-date, population-level information about which illicit drugs are being used in a community and whether prevention strategies are…

A new study has found that exposing babies to prescription opioids, such as oxycodone, methadone and codeine, while they’re in the womb can increase their risk of developing immune-related conditions – particularly infections, eczema and asthma – in early childhood.When used during pregnancy, opioids have the potential to interfere with fetal development, affecting a wide range of body systems, including the immune system. Research using rat models suggests that opioid exposure during critical periods of fetal immune…

A new study has found that there was no association between using cannabis and non-medical opioid use in people receiving pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder. The findings neither confirm that using cannabis leads to opioid use nor that it's effective in reducing it.Cannabis has gained popularity, in part due to its widespread legalization, leading to the perception that, due to its lower associated risks compared to ‘harder’ drugs, it can be an effective treatment for drug addiction, especially addiction to…

A new study reveals that extended ketamine use leads to significant changes in the brain’s dopamine system, suggesting the need for targeted therapies. This groundbreaking research offers new insights into developing effective treatments for depression and eating disorders, emphasizing the importance of minimizing side effects and recreational abuse. Credit: SciTechDaily.comKetamine, once primarily known as an anesthetic and a recreational drug, has gained a new reputation due to its potential therapeutic benefits. This…

Drugmakers and distributors pledged tens of billions of dollars to settle lawsuits accusing them of helping fuel the country’s opioid crisis. But much of the money may never be paid. Drugmakers and distributors pledged tens of billions of dollars to settle lawsuits accusing them of helping fuel the country’s opioid crisis. But much of the money may never be paid. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In…

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt is talking to hedge funds about filing for bankruptcy and avoiding payments intended to help people addicted to opioids. Drugmaker Mallinckrodt is talking to hedge funds about filing for bankruptcy and avoiding payments intended to help people addicted to opioids. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All…