Adolescent misuse of prescription opioids may lead to heroin use in adulthood
1. This quantitative study of high school seniors between 1976-2000 found that nearly 1 in 3 high school seniors who ...
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Wellness Check: Addictions
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Association between heart failure and postoperative mortality among patients undergoing ambulatory noncardiac surgery Patients with heart failure are at an ...
Quick Take: Association of nonmedical prescription opioid use with subsequent heroin use initiation in adolescents
It is not uncommon for adolescents to inappropriately access prescription opioids from friends or family members. Recently, concerns surrounding the ...
Large spike in drug use-associated infective endocarditis linked with opioid epidemic
1. Researchers have identified a significant increase in hospitalizations due to infective endocarditis related to drug use. 2. Heart valve ...
Inhibition of key enzymes in the animal brain reduces drug relapse behavior
1. A rat drug-relapse model of cocaine, heroin or nicotine addicted animals showed elevated activity of two specific enzymes, matrix ...