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A new study from Indiana University suggests that a drug proven safe for use in people may prevent opioid tolerance and physical dependence when used in combination with opioid-based pain medications.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Treatment & Prevention | Indiana University BloomingtonLegislatures and hospitals have tightened emergency room prescribing guidelines for opioids, but a new USC study shows that doctor's offices are the main sources of prescription painkillers.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of Southern CaliforniaAn opioid-based painkiller that is not addictive and has limited side effects is possible based on new findings by an international team of scientists that included contributions from top researchers at USC.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Treatment & Prevention | University of Southern CaliforniaGiving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and primes specialized immune cells in the spinal cord to be more reactive to pain, according to a new study by CU Boulder.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Treatment & Prevention | University of Colorado BoulderEmory University conducted a town hall meeting on the opioid crisis as part of Emory’s “Conversations with America,” a series that is convening focus groups across the country to help advance civil discourse on difficult issues.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Serving Local Communities | Emory UniversityAt the Emory Pain Center, providers educate patients and the community about pain relief options without turning to prescription medications.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Treatment & Prevention | Emory UniversityResearchers from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health and Emory School of Medicine have published a paper in AIDS Reviews that examines HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening in U.S. correctional facilities and the prevalence of HCV in prisons.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | Emory UniversityMore funding is needed to address the opioid epidemic that is projected to cost the U.S. economy $200 billion by 2020, says a University of Michigan researcher.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganFifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, according to new research from the University of Michigan and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganAs the health care community moves on multiple fronts to address the opioid crisis, one area that holds promise is in litigation against those who manufacture and distribute prescription opioid drugs, according to a University of Michigan researcher.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of Michigan