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  Ecstasy May Help Some PTSD Sufferers, but Safety Issues Remain

  People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) might find some relief by using the...

  • Posted May 2, 2018
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  Mouse Study Another Step Toward ‘Heroin Vaccine’

  Researchers say they are one step closer to testing a heroin vaccine in humans...

  • Posted February 21, 2018
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  FDA Approves Monthly Dose of Opioid Addiction Treatment

  A once-monthly injection of the opioid addiction drug buprenorphine has been approved by the...

  • Posted December 1, 2017
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  Top Anti-Opioid Meds Are Equally Safe, Effective

  The top two medications used to treat opioid addiction appear equally safe and effective,...

  • Posted November 15, 2017
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  U.S. Opioid Painkiller Abuse May Be Leveling Off

  Rate plateaus as doctors are urged to recommend nondrug pain treatments

  • Posted October 23, 2017
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  CDC Launches Opioid Campaign in Hard-Hit States

  'It only takes a little to lose a lot' is slogan for the multi-pronged...

  • Posted September 26, 2017
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  Meth Abuse Could Up Stroke Risk in Younger Users

  Most of these strokes involve bleeding into the brain: study

  • Posted August 24, 2017
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  Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens

  And heroin led to the most deaths among 15- to 19-year-olds, CDC says

  • Posted August 16, 2017
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  Opioid-Linked Hospitalizations Rising Fastest for Women: Study

  U.S. cases rose 75 percent for females vs. 55 percent for males over a...

  • Posted June 21, 2017
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  Opioids Over-Prescribed After C-Sections: Studies

  Pills women don't use may end up in the wrong hands, researchers suggest

  • Posted June 9, 2017
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  Heroin Vaccine Blocks Drug High in Tests on Monkeys

  Researchers hope it will prove as effective in human tests and become an aid...

  • Posted June 8, 2017
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