Structure of Opioid Receptors May Reveal How to Better Design Pain Relievers
Researchers take first steps to developing a new wave of kappa opioid receptor drugs
Opioids
A New Study Reveals the Earliest Evidence of Opium Use in the Land of Israel
A joint study by the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University, and the Weizmann Institute of Science
People with Fibromyalgia Are Substituting CBD for Opioids to Manage Pain
Fibromyalgia is one of many chronic pain conditions that remains stubbornly difficult to treat
The Effects of Falling Cannabis and Fentanyl Production Costs
A recent analysis concludes that sharp declines in production costs for these drugs reduce the price per dose for consumers in ways that alter patterns of use and dependence
Could More Cannabis Dispensaries Mean Fewer Opioid Deaths?
First time county-level association between opioid deaths and dispensary prevalence found
Study: Cannabis Use Prompts Need for More Anesthesia during Surgery
New research also shows that cannabis use increases pain and postoperative opioid use
AI Developed to Detect Fentanyl and Derivatives Remotely
The method uses infrared light spectroscopy and can be used in a portable, tabletop device
'Levitating' Proteins Could Help Diagnose Opioid Abuse, Other Diseases
New method could vastly improve the rate at which diseases are detected and diagnosed
Focus on Opioids and Cannabis in Chronic Pain Media Coverage
Few of the news stories analyzed in a recent study included information about non-pharmaceutical treatments for chronic pain, despite these being the preferred option for most chronic pain conditions
Activation of Opioid Receptor Uncovered
Study by the universities of Bonn and ShanghaiTech opens up perspectives for the development of painkillers