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Can ketamine for pain replace opioids in emergency care?
Opioids are a mainstay in the management of acute pain, but due to their side effects, physicians are under increased pressure to be more...
Ketamine infusion for depression requires opioid receptors to be effective
A group of researchers conducted a study on whether opioid receptors play a significant role in the antidepressant action of ketamine infusion for depression.
Depression...
How effective are medications for opioid addictions after overdoses?
Researchers in the United States investigated whether the use of medications provided better treatments for opioid use disorder after opioid overdoses.
Opioids are medications that...
Opioids show no benefit for chronic back pain, study finds
A recent study in the US evaluated whether opioid medications could improve the effectiveness of chronic back pain treatment.
Back pain is a complex, serious,...
Opioid epidemic alleviates shortage of organ donors in the US
Researchers from the US investigated how the opioid epidemic might have alleviated the shortage of organ donors in the US.
Organ donation and transplantation can...
Opioid use may increase risk of pneumococcal infection
In a recent study discussed in the British Medical Journal, researchers investigated the association between pneumococcal infection and the use of opioids.
With the increasing...
Are Prescriptions for Opioid Drugs on the Rise Despite Poor Efficacy?
There is a growing controversy surrounding the treatment of chronic pain with opioid drugs due to efficacy and safety concerns. Researchers in the United...
Are Non-Opioid Pain Relievers Effective in Managing Pain in The Hospital?
Researchers analyzed four combinations of pain relievers to determine which combination provides the greatest relief to patients with acute pain.
Prescription opioid misuse has become...
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