Study: Cannabis Use Prompts Need for More Anesthesia during Surgery
New research also shows that cannabis use increases pain and postoperative opioid use
Opioids
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
Ketamine Isn’t an Opioid and Treats Depression in a Unique Way
Researchers clarify the mechanism behind ketamine’s mechanism of action in hopes of restoring the therapy’s standing among health care professionals and the public
Opioid Testing with LC- and GC-MS
Opioid testing is challenging, as many illicit synthetic opioids are designed to elude detection
University of Virginia Chemist IDs Possible Addiction-Free Pain Reliever
Researchers are seeking non-addictive chronic pain treatment options that produce few or no negative side effects
Detecting Fentanyl and Its Analogs
Toxicologists turn to chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify compounds
Opioid Addiction Effects on Bones is Subject of NIJ Research Grant
Forensic anthropologist to study how opioids impact the microscopic bone structures used to estimate age-at-death