Posts Tagged ‘addiction’
New clues emerge for understanding morphine addiction
Scientists are adding additional brush strokes to the revolutionary new image now emerging for star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord. Their report suggests a key role for astrocytes in morphine’s ability to relieve pain and cause addiction.
A New Service For Health Care Providers Who Prescribe Methadone To Treat Chronic Pain Or Opioid Addiction
A new service for health care providers prescribing methadone to treat chronic pain or opioid addiction — the Physician Clinical Support System for Methadone (PCCS-M) — opens this week with a mechanism to connect prescribers of methadone with experienced clinicians for one-to-one mentoring regarding the use of this medication.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: A Comprehensive Review Of Addiction To Prescription Painkillers Among Patients And Physicians
Chemical dependency and recovery in patients and physicians are closely examined in a series of articles and editorials in the July 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The subject is especially timely. As the immense challenges, including potential tragedies, of prescription chemical addiction and abuse are being discussed, these articles offer crucial overview, direction and optimism.
Discovery Of Mechanism That Processes ‘THC’ Type Brain Compound May Lead To New Medicines For Pain, Addiction
Scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism for the processing of endocannabinoids, brain compounds similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and essential in physiological processes such as pain, appetite, and memory.
Discovery Of Mechanism That Processes A “THC” Type Brain Compound May Lead To New Medicines For Pain, Addiction
Dale Deutsch, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University and colleagues discovered a new molecular mechanism for the processing of endocannabinoids, brain compounds similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and essential in physiological processes such as pain, appetite, and memory.
Discovery Of Mechanism That Processes A ‘THC’ Type Brain Compound May Lead To New Medicines For Pain, Addiction
Scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism for the processing of endocannabinoids, brain compounds similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and essential in physiological processes such as pain, appetite, and memory.
Study Helps Unravel Mysteries Of Brain’s Endocannabinoid System – NIDA Research Could Lead To Better Treatment For Pain And Marijuana Addiction
New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has identified a new mechanism for the processing of endocannabinoids, natural brain compounds similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The results of this study,ledby researchers from Stony Brook University, were published March 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Safer Methadone Use For Treatment Of Pain And Addiction
New findings may significantly improve the safety of methadone, a drug widely used to treat cancer pain and addiction to heroin and other opioid drugs, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Washington in Seattle. The researchers discovered that the body processes methadone differently than previously believed.
Addiction: Insights From Parkinson’s Disease
A new comprehensive review provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating Parkinson’s disease patients, who in some instances develop various addictions when undergoing medical treatment. The review illustrates that persistently elevated levels of dopamine in the brain promote the development and maintenance of addictive behaviors.
Drug To Treat Opioid Addiction Identified By Stanford Scientists
Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that a commonly available non-addictive drug can prevent symptoms of withdrawal from opioids with little likelihood of serious side effects. The drug, ondansetron, which is already approved to treat nausea and vomiting, appears to avoid some of the problems that accompany existing treatments for addiction to these powerful painkillers, the scientists said.
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