Just seven countries worldwide regularly execute people for drug crimes, most of them authoritarian regimes. Nothing suggests that this brutal policy actually curbs drug use.
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Trust Me I’m An Expert: The science of pain.
The Conversation60 MB (download)
Our podcast Trust Me, I'm An Expert, goes beyond the headlines and asks researchers to explain the evidence on issues making news. Today, we're talking pain and what science says about managing it.
A scholar explains why there is no one answer. Some pain is devastating, and sometimes such pain responds well to opioids. On the other hand, there is evidence that some physicians overprescribe.
By undermining the ACA, Republicans may be taking away one of the health care system's best tools for improving the lives of those with addiction.
Australia is facing a critical public health issue of poorly managed pain. The result is more opioid-related deaths than the road toll.
Opioids kill an average of eight people every day in Canada. The federal government must officially declare this a 'public welfare emergency' and invest the funds critical to a humane response.
CC BY-ND20 MB (download)
Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.
Many who need help with opioid addiction live far from dedicated treatment centers.
The White House has laid out a plan to address the opioid crisis. But people suffering from opioid addiction aren't the only ones who need help.
High fructose corn syrup in food and drinks has long been linked to rising rates of child and teen obesity. New evidence suggests it increases the risks of opioid addiction and overdose too.
Your guide to a public health crisis that's likely to get worse.
While talking about drugs with young people isn't always comfortable, research has shown that it's critical for prevention.
Drug addiction isn't about bad habits, fear of withdrawal or a selfish search for pleasure. It's about the brain.
HIV, STIs and other dangerous infections are feeding off of the opioid epidemic, creating an even more complicated threat to public health.
Millions of American children are being cared for by grandparents. To honor Grandparents Day we ask: What are the social and health impacts of this often unexpected turn of events?
President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. But we need to do a lot more to prevent this crisis from escalating even further.
As Canada moves towards legalization of cannabis in 2018, there is growing evidence of the drug's potential to treat opioid addiction itself, as well as the chronic pain that often drives it.
Most physicians are unaware of effective approaches to treat opioid addiction. Addiction medicine fellowships offer a new and effective way to save lives.
More and more baby boomers are getting hooked on oxycodone, vicodin and tramadol.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Emergency Physician at University Health Network, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
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Professor, Head of Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Law, IUPUI
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Associate Professor of History, University at Buffalo
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Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor of Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center
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Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine; Interim Director of the Health Communication Program, Tufts University
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Chancellor, Rutgers University - Newark
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Dean, Perimeter College & Professor, Social Work, Georgia State University
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Associate Dean and Chief Academic Officer for Nursing and Director, Project Healthy Grandparents, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University
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Associate professor, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
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Division Chief, Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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Research Scholar at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Visiting Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, King's College London
