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Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests

New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief – especially given the risk of addiction.

WEKU

Opioids don't relieve acute low back or neck pain – and can result in worse pain, new study finds

Opioids are the one of the most prescribed pain-relief for people with low back and neck pain. In Australia, around 40% of people with low back and neck pain who present to their GP and 70% of people with low back pain who visit a hospital emergency department are prescribed…

The Conversation

Fresh inquests ordered into the deaths of three patients at scandal-hit hospital

A probe found hundreds of patients had their lives cut short by opioids at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Evening Standard

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Struggling with a drug crisis, San Francisco wants Narcan available at every pharmacy

San Francisco could become the first city in the country to require every pharmacy within its boundaries to always carry naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids

The Independent UK

An illegal psychedelic could change how KY treats opioid addiction. It’s not without risk

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.

Tribune News Service

The fourth leading cause of death in the US? Cumulative poverty

We hear so much about crime rates, opioids, and gun violence in America, but so little from our elected leaders about the poverty crisis

The Guardian - US

Paxton tied to troubled businessman

Paxton worked to connect Kenny Hansmire with state comptroller, who oversees millions in opioid settlement money

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Why more doctors are prescribing muscle relaxers

To combat the surge in opioid deaths, some doctors are prescribing these drugs rather than opioids because they pose fewer risks and have less chance of dependency.

Chicago Sun-Times

Menace to society: galore of illicit drugs available in the EU as powerful new substances emerge

The EU says new harmful illicit drugs are inundating a flourishing market for traffickers amid violence and corruption hurting local communities across Europe

The Independent UK

What are synthetic opioids? Potentially fatal Pyro found at crime scene

The UK has the highest rate of opiate-related fatalities in Europe

Evening Standard

Over-the-counter opioids: does Britain have a codeine problem?

Earlier this year, the NHS announced that it had cut opioid prescriptions by almost half a million in four years. But opioids aren’t just available on prescription in the UK. They can be bought over the counter at pharmacies in the form of co-codamol – pills that contain codeine and…

The Conversation

Understanding Natural Opioids Can Unlock Powerful New Pain Treatments

Scientists are looking into ways to create safer opioid drugs that avoid dangerous side effects that can lead to overdoses.

Inverse

Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits

A federal court ruling has cleared the way for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioids

The Independent UK

Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugs

Opioid drugs such as morphine and fentanyl are like the two-faced Roman god Janus: The kindly face delivers pain relief to millions of sufferers, while the grim face drives an opioid abuse and overdose crisis that claimed nearly 70,000 lives in the U.S. in 2020 alone.

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Daily Mirror

'Game-changing Botox can offer patients long-term relief without nasty effects'

Miriam Stoppard says that opioids such as morphine and fentanyl are the gold standard for short-term pain relief but they’re too addictive for long-term use - now, a new Botox can change everything

The Independent UK

New treatment ‘can help people stop taking opioid painkillers for chronic pain’

Data suggests there are one million people at risk from longer-term continuous opioid prescriptions.

Evening Standard

Scientists pioneer new treatment to reduce opioid dependency for chronic pain

Nearly a third of patients on treatment programme were able to come off opioids entirely within a year

WEKU

A new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval

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The Independent UK

New nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval

U.S. health regulators have approved a new nasal spray to reverse overdoses due to fentanyl and other powerful opioids

The Independent UK

Gun violence is top public health concern for Americans, study finds

More Americans believe access to guns is the number one public health concern over opioids or fentanyl

The Guardian - UK

King’s College London cuts ties with opioids-linked Sackler family

University is latest body to distance itself from sponsorship by owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin

Daily Mirror

Hospital horror probe over hundreds of drugs deaths - after 'police told 25 years ago'

Police yesterday revealed they are looking into 19 suspects after a damning report found hundreds of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital had their lives shortened through the use of opioids

The Independent UK

Up to one in three with rheumatoid arthritis ‘at risk of long-term opioid use’

A news study warns that people diagnosed with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions are ‘vulnerable’ to long-term use of strong pain relief.

Salon

Is "pre-addiction" really a thing?

"I don't know if this is a helpful term": experts torn on a concept invented to help treat drug addiction

The New Daily

Deaths trigger warning over illegal opioids in Qld

Queensland authorities have issued a warning about black market opioids, with police investigating potential deaths in relation to the drugs.

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