People with illnesses that can’t be cured are often in intense pain and discomfort. They rely on opioids such as morphine for relief.
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It happens in journalism and it happens in the arts. But in Congress – where just 2% of representatives held blue-collar or service-industry jobs before entering politics – it’s rampant.
Women are catching up with men’s drug use.
Advice from the people who’ve reviewed all the latest evidence about the effectiveness of these painkillers.
Life without pain might seem like a blessing. But pain plays an important role in protecting our bodies from further damage.
Canadian hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with the inpatient opioid crisis. Lack of specialist addictions care puts patients and staff at risk.
Researchers are exploring the genetic differences that dictate why some people suffer greater pain than others, and how to translate these findings into personalized pain treatments.
Two neuroscientists explain the cruel chemistry of opioid addiction and why this crisis could last a lifetime.
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.
Dependency on opioid painkillers reflects what we already know about life in the small towns of Australia - people tend to have poorer health.
Drug deaths are rising faster than ever. How did we get here and what to do about it?
Despite the growth in darknet drug trading in Australia, there are important reasons why it is less harmful than street drug dealing.
Consumption of slow-release prescription opioids has been increasing in Australia for about two decades. Now, the federal government has said it will set up a new $5 million national electronic records…
Users of heroin and other addictive opioids may be spared from distressing withdrawal symptoms in the future thanks to a…
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Doctoral candidate, medical sciences (neuroscience), University of South Florida
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Director of Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME), Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing; Assistant Director, UCONN Center for Advancement in Managing Pain, University of Connecticut
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Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
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Adjunct Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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General Internal Medicine Physician, Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation & Knowledge Enterprise, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Medicine. Division Head, General Internal Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Deputy Head of Division - Population Health & Genomics & Chair in Pain Medicine, University of Dundee
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Professor, School of Philosophy, Australian National University
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Professor of Population Health Science, University of Dundee
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
