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Study shows impact of social interactions on addictive behavior (October 15, 2018)
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Training module now available for acute pain management in hospitalized adults (June 27, 2018)
New online course is 10th in a series developed by the NIH Pain Consortium. -
Analysis of insurance coverage for back pain shows missed opportunities to prescribe non-opioid medications (June 22, 2018)
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Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose (June 19, 2018)
NIH research confirms effective treatments for opioid use disorder are underutilized. -
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Study upends conventional view of opioid mechanism of action (May 10, 2018)
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Understanding the Neuroscience of Addiction: what it means for prevention and treatment (April 25, 2018)
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Medication in Prison Associated with Reductions in Fatal Opioid Overdoses After Release (February 14, 2018)
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Kappa Opioid Receptor Structure Revealed, A Potential Milestone in Medication Development (January 04, 2018)
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Separating side effects could hold key for safer opioids (November 16, 2017)
NIH-funded scientists may have revealed brain functions in pre-clinical research that widen the safety margin for opioid pain relief without overdose . -
Opioid treatment drugs have similar outcomes once patients initiate treatment (November 14, 2017)
NIDA study compares buprenorphine/naloxone combination to extended release naltrexone. -
Study identifies a brain pathway involved in drug relapse after cessation of contingency management (October 11, 2017)
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Marijuana use is associated with an increased risk of prescription opioid misuse and use disorders (September 26, 2017)
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Collaborative care shows promise for opioid and alcohol use disorders (August 28, 2017)
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Pain relief most reported reason for misuse of opioid pain relievers (July 31, 2017)
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Medication plus ongoing care provided in emergency departments is promising approach for opioid dependence (February 23, 2017)
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Multi agency funding announcement to assist with opioid crisis in rural U.S. regions (October 07, 2016)
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Buprenorphine Prescribers Treat Below Current Patient Limits (September 20, 2016)
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Athletic teens less likely to transition from prescription pain relievers to heroin (July 25, 2016)
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