Yale researchers have discovered a genetic variant that may assist in personalizing treatment of opioid addiction. The results of their genome-wide association study were published Jan. 24 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. The variant helped id…

Loss of μ opioid receptor signaling in nociceptors, but not microglia, abrogates morphine tolerance without disrupting analgesia Gregory Corder et al. Nature Medicine (2017). DOI: 10.1038/nm.4262 Abstract http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/vaop…

Supply-Side Drug Policy in the Presence of Substitutes: Evidence from the Introduction of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Abby Alpert, David Powell, and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula NBER Working Paper No. 23031 January 2017 JEL No. I12,I18,K42 http://pape…

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Opioid Addiction in Adolescents: A Background and Policy Brief Adam Wenner, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC; Kristin Hittle Gigli, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN J Pediatr Health Care. 2016;30(6):606-609.  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/870752

Berlin. Opioide gelten als die wirksamsten Substanzen unter allen bekannten Schmerzhemmern. Wissenschaftler der Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin konnten nun nachweisen, dass sie ihre schmerzreduzierende Wirkung nicht nur ü…