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In today's opioid crisis, why are some people with addictions treated with empathy and others with disdain? The answer to that question has roots in the 19th century.
Synthetic opiates are a growing problem.
Drug deaths are rising faster than ever. How did we get here and what to do about it?
Opiates have emerged as a significant threat to public health in the UK.
Methadone is used mainly to treat dependence on heroin, but also other prescription drugs. It is sometimes used to treat severe chronic pain.
Yeast can produce opioid from sugar but although a proof of concept, we're still far away from production at scale.
Reports of a “flesh-eating zombie drug” called krokodil, accompanied by lurid images first appeared in English during 2010. The drug serves as an excellent illustration of the havoc bad drug policies can…
Electric stimulation to certain areas of the brain has been used to release mu-opioid, an opiate-like substance that alters…
Australia must abandon its failed war on drugs and reopen the debate over legalising and regulating their use, according…
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