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Ketamine Isn’t an Opioid and Treats Depression in a Unique Way

August 1, 2019

Researchers clarify the mechanism behind ketamine’s mechanism of action in hopes of restoring the therapy’s stand...

Opioid Testing with LC- and GC-MS

July 5, 2019

Opioid testing is challenging, as many illicit synthetic opioids are designed to elude detection

University of Virginia Chemist IDs Possible Addiction-Free Pain Reliever

May 16, 2019

Researchers are seeking non-addictive chronic pain treatment options that produce few or no negative side effects

Detecting Fentanyl and Its Analogs

February 4, 2019

Toxicologists turn to chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify compounds

Opioid Addiction Effects on Bones is Subject of NIJ Research Grant

January 29, 2019

Forensic anthropologist to study how opioids impact the microscopic bone structures used to estimate age-at-death

Researchers Developing Nonopioid Drug for Chronic Pain

December 12, 2018

Presently, only a limited number of drugs exist for effectively treating chronic pain, such as that caused by autoimmune dise...

New Clinical Protocol after General Surgery Cuts Opioid Prescribing in Half

October 26, 2018

Recognizing the role that opioid prescribing plays in the opioid crisis, a team of researchers developed a new clinical proto...

Drug Overdose Epidemic Has Been Growing Exponentially for Decades

September 21, 2018

These findings suggest that, to be successful, prevention efforts must extend beyond control of specific drugs to address dee...

Common Painkillers Triple Harmful Side Effects in Dementia

July 26, 2018

Researchers highlight a significant increase in harmful side effects related to the use of commonly prescribed opioid painkil...

Toxicology Testing in the Opioid Epidemic Era

July 9, 2018

Lab Manager editor Lauren Everett speaks with Alejandro Amador, COO of Ammon Labs.

Non-Opioid Drug Relieves Pain in Mice, Targets Immune Cells

July 6, 2018

Investigational drug works differently than addictive opioid drugs

New Clues Point to Relief for Chronic Itching

April 19, 2018

Targeting an opioid receptor calms itch

Opioid Use Increases Risk of Serious Infections

February 14, 2018

The increase in opioid use in the U.S. over the past several years has led to an increased interest toward well-known and als...

Scientists Take a Big Step toward Building a Better Opioid

January 8, 2018

The research, published in the journal Cell, shows a route toward creating opioids that relieve pain without causing the...

Study: Surgery-Related Opioid Doses Can Drop Dramatically without Affecting Patients' Pain

December 8, 2017

Guideline based on patients undergoing gallbladder surgery forms the basis for new effort to right-size opioid prescribing in...

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