Children born dependent on heroin and other opiates may be more likely to perform poorly academically as they get older, according to a new study from Australia. CNN values your feedback 1.

Parents, high schools and colleges are feeding an addiction of sorts— abetting an epidemic of perfectionism and expectation while promoting a “high” of status and prestige. After two decades ...

Opiates and psychostimulants have very different pharmacodynamic profiles 10,12,43 but they share the ability to increase dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) 7 — one of the terminal ...

Doctors petition FDA for 'black box' warning on combining painkillers, tranquilizers. Patients with acute pain, such as that caused by an injury, usually need prescription opiates for only three days.

This study provides an original perspective on the associations among endogenous opiates, overeating and obesity. The aim was to assess whether variability in the OPRM1 gene, as assessed by seven ...

War on Drugs. If Opiates Are Killing Americans, Why Won't the FDA Let Us Try an Alternative? As the DEA relentlessly tightens regulations on pain meds, the FDA refuses to approve a safer ...

Opioid withdrawal can cause symptoms, such as restlessness, excessive sweating, and digestive issues, among others. Intense symptoms may require hospitalization. Opioids are a class of drugs that ...

Opiates are a different beast altogether. And while crack cocaine, alcohol and methamphetamines are dangerous drugs, opiates are a drug that doesn’t leave your brain alone.

Demi Lovato reveals she used opiates for first time at 13 ‘I had been bullied and was looking for an escape,’ the singer says . Amber Raiken. New York . Thursday 25 August 2022 06:44 BST.

Illegal opiates are readily available in grocery stores across Australia as Indian 'Kamini' tablets An investigation by SBS Punjabi radio has revealed that South Asian grocery stores in Australia ...

As if opiates, and fentanyl specifically, weren’t enough to battle, the addition of Xylazine to other street drugs is increasing the risk of using these drugs. Xylazine is a sedative used in ...