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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

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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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'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

Daily Mirror

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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

WEKU

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 Independent 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

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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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Medicinal cannabis shown to 'safely relieve cancer pain' when conventional drugs fail

Powerful opioids along with anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant drugs sometimes don't work

The Independent UK

Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker's settlement

More than a year after the maker of OxyContin reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids, the money isn't flowing yet

The Hindu

The growing problem of substance abuse in J&K

Doctors, school authorities and the State government are searching for ways to curb the availability and use of drugs

Daily Mirror

Hayden Panettiere left 'swollen' and 'jaundiced' by alcohol and opioid addiction at 30

Hayden Panettiere has opened up about turning to alcohol and opioids in the past before making her comeback this year with a role in Scream VI

AAP

Men who tortured prison guard get more years in jail

Two men who held a prison officer hostage and tortured him for six hours in the hopes of getting opioids have had their jail time stretched by up to 13 years.

Dynamite News

E-health lowers patient pain, opioids in clinical study

In a recent clinical research, an online "e-health" programme helped more persons with chronic pain reduce their opioid medicines and pain intensity than a control group that only received conventional care. Read further on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s a step our government can take to save lives and fight the opioid crisis

The Biden administration should not wait until 2025 to implement the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation Act, which will expand access to safe, non-opioid therapies for pain management and protect Illinoisans from addiction.

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