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• Addictive Opioids Still Overprescribed After Surgery: Study

  19-04-2018 20:04
  THURSDAY, April 19, 2018 -- Doctors continue to prescribe far too many opioid painkillers to patients following surgery, a new study indicates.In fact, one of every three patients prescribed an opioid, such as Oxycontin, didn't take a single pill... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
  
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• Fewer prescriptions for addictive opioid painkillers filed last year

  19-04-2018 20:03
  New data from the health firm IQVIA show that the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the US fell dramatically last year. Nationwide, nine percent fewer prescriptions were filled last year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
  
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• Inside the Mexican psychedelic drug rehabs American addicts flock to

  19-04-2018 19:21
  Matthew Mellon reportedly died after taking a psychedelic drug in Mexico, but experts say that ibogaine deserves research as it may be a last hope for opioid addicts like Adrienne Porter (left). (Source: the Mail online | Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
  
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• Americans Are Filling Fewer Prescriptions for Opioids Amid Rising Fear of Addiction

  19-04-2018 16:40
  (TRENTON, N.J.) — New data show that the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year. They showed their biggest drop in 25 years.
  The decline comes amid increasing legal restrictions and public awareness of the dangers of addiction.
  A health data firm released a report Thursday showing a 9 percent average drop nationwide in the number of prescriptions for opioids filled by retail and mail-order pharmacies. All 50 states and the District of
  
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• New Data Suggests Americans Filling Fewer Opioid Prescriptions

  19-04-2018 16:03
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New data show that the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year. They showed their biggest drop in 25 years.
  The decline comes amid increasing legal restrictions and public awareness of the dangers of addiction.
  A health data firm released a report Thursday showing a 9 percent average drop nationwide in the number of prescriptions for opioids filled by retail and mail-order pharmacies. All 50 states and the District
  
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• The functions and addictive features of non-suicidal self-injury: a confirmatory factor analysis of the Ottawa self-injury inventory in a university sample - Gu érin-Marion C, Martin J, Deneault AA, Lafontaine MF, Bureau JF.

  19-04-2018 15:36
  The Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory (OSI) is a comprehensive self-report measure of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). In an effort to build on past research and further validate the OSI, this study presents a confirmatory factor analysis of the OSI's subscales... (Source: SafetyLit)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
  
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• A daily diary study of stressful and positive events, alcohol use, and addiction severity among heavy drinking sexual minority men - Mereish EH, Kuerbis A, Morgenstern J.

  19-04-2018 15:36
  BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to examine the conditions under which daily stressful and positive events are associated with alcohol use among heavy drinking sexual minority men (SMM). Specifically, we examined the moderating effects of two indic... (Source: SafetyLit)
  
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• Google Unveils Vetting Process for Drug Rehab Ads Google Unveils Vetting Process for Drug Rehab Ads

  19-04-2018 13:25
  Google told Reuters it would resume accepting ads from U.S. addiction treatment centers in July, nearly a year after the Alphabet Inc unit suspended the lucrative category of advertisers for numerous deceptive and misleading ads.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
  
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• US sees record fall in opioid prescriptions

  19-04-2018 13:21
  Amount prescribed dropped 12% last year as moves to curb addiction crisis bore fruit (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
  
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• US opioid prescriptions in record decline

  19-04-2018 13:21
  Amount prescribed dropped 12% last year as moves to curb addiction crisis bore fruit (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
  
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• As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Prescriptions for Drugs to Treat Addiction Rise

  19-04-2018 13:02
  New data suggests progress in efforts to curb the epidemic but raises questions about whether tightened prescribing may be leading some people to heroin and fentanyl. (Source: NYT Health)
  
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• Health plan reduces opioid prescriptions 22%, focuses on prevention

  19-04-2018 10:34
  Every day, we wake up to new headlines about the nation ’s worsening opioid crisis. Every day, dozens of people struggle with or die from their addictions. Prescription drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States.Opioid addiction can happen to anyone at any age. Oregon and Washington rank No. 1 and No. 2 respectively n ationally for those aged 65 and older hospitalized for overdoses. Three Oregonians die on average every week from prescription overdoses. The
  
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• Liberia:'Drug Addiction Is Dangerous Than Ebola'

  19-04-2018 09:52
  [New Republic] -Says RDY Boss, Decry Gov't Crackdown (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
  
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• Decision-making predicts future drug addiction in recreational users

  19-04-2018 05:00
  (Elsevier) Activity in decision-making brain regions of people who use recreational stimulants predicts who will discontinue use and who will develop a drug use disorder, according to a new study led by Martin Paulus, Ph.D., of Laureate Institute of Brain Research, Tulsa, Okla. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales please visit TheJanuarySales.com for a directory of all the best sales in the UK. Any income gained via
  
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• Two UCLA professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  19-04-2018 04:02
  UCLA professor-in-residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences Philippe Bourgois and UCLA professor of economics Rosa Matzkin are among 213 individuals from a wide range of disciplines and professions to be elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.Founded in 1780, the academy honors exceptional scholars, leaders, artists and innovators and engages them in sharing knowledge and addressing challenges facing the world.Bourgois is also director of the Center for
  
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