At higher doses, especially with alcohol or sleeping pills, users can fall asleep and die when their automatic breathing mechanisms shut down. While there have been concerns about increasing opioid abuse in other countries, the US has by far the greatest death toll – largely the result of pharmaceutical …
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The psychological impact of drugs like these, bought online, has prompted Bowden-Jones to open the Addiction to Online Medicine (Atom) service in London: a free, easy-to-access clinic run by Central and North West London NHS foundation trust. “The internet has really transformed the patterns of …
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Like many flu-related illnesses, Dylan Winnik’s started with a cold — and escalated rapidly. He had it for a couple of days. By Monday, he was feverish. By Tuesday, his temperature had gone back to normal, but he died that day. The 12-year-old Florida boy became the latest casualty of an intense flu season that has so […]Related:Here’s what you should know about the flu season this
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It often starts in the doctor’s office or the emergency room. A patient has broken their leg and will be in pain for weeks. Another patient has had back surgery and is on their way home, but it will take time before they’re fully recovered. A third patient has returned for a consult about the constant pain that keeps them awake at night.
All of these patients could be prescribed opioid
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(University at Buffalo) Two new books from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions will provide treatment providers with resources to help people with an alcohol use disorder manage their negative emotions and cravings for alcohol. (Source: EurekAlert! – Medicine and Health)
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