Tag: opioids

Study links anxiety and depression to more opioid use after surgery

Ashley October 7, 2019 Comments Off

From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: Surgeons wielding their life-saving scalpels, laparoscopic tools, or other implements to repair or remove what ails their patients understand all… Read more »

Long-term use of opioid patches common among persons with Alzheimer’s disease

Ashley November 15, 2016 Comments Off

From the University of Eastern Finland media release: Approximately seven per cent of persons with Alzheimer’s disease use strong pain medicines, opioids, for non-cancer pain for a period longer than six months,… Read more »

Study of fatal car accidents suggests medical marijuana may be helping curb opioid use

Ashley September 17, 2016 Comments Off

From the Columbia University Medical Center media release: A study conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that there were fewer drivers killed in car crashes who tested… Read more »