A team at Scripps Research in Florida has discovered a biological system that manages cells’ response to opioid drug exposure.
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Cannabis’ effects on brain neurochemistry
A new Addiction Biology study provides the first evidence of a blunted response to stress-induced dopamine signaling in the brain’s
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Open-science model for drug discovery expands to neurodegenerative diseases
Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are the newest frontiers for open science drug discovery, a global movement led by
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Dangerous increases in patients mixing opioids, benzodiazepines or Z-drugs
The number of Americans taking a dangerous combination of both opioids and benzodiazepines — a group of drugs commonly prescribed
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Ecstacy makes people cooperative, but not gullible
New research from King’s College London has found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, causes people to cooperate better
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High on the highway — stoned-driving on the increase
Getting behind the wheel after cannabis use is on the rise in the US, and THC, not alcohol, is now
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Racial disparities in prescribing opioids for chronic pain
Yale researchers have identified racial disparities in the treatment of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain. Black patients
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Early puberty in white adolescent boys increases substance use risk
White adolescent boys experiencing early puberty are at higher risk for substance use than later developing boys, a new Purdue
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Religious involvement deters recreational and medical marijuana use, researchers find
Although marijuana use for medical and recreational purposes is at an all-time high in the United States, a team of
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Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults: Study shows up to 65 percent of older adults who use medical marijuana significantly reduced their chronic pain and dependence on opioid painkillers
A questionnaire of older men and women suffering from chronic pain who were given medical marijuana found that the drug
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