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Opioid Access Issues Persist Despite Easing Drug Shortages
Opioid access problems persist for chronic pain patients even as other drug shortages ease. Opioid pain medicines are still in tight supply. The DEA…
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Alcohol Dependence Genes Tied to Rapid Alzheimer’s Progression
Alcohol use disorder may speed up Alzheimer’s disease. A new study compared gene activity in brain cells from people with Alzheimer’s and people with…
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Methadone Reduces Treatment Dropout More Than Buprenorphine
Methadone reduces treatment dropout more than buprenorphine. A JAMA study followed more than 30,000 patients treated for opioid use disorder in British Columbia. Dropout…
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Chronic Pain from Alcohol Withdrawal May Be Permanent
Chronic pain from alcohol withdrawal may be permanent. A new study found that long-term heavy drinking raises the chance of developing chronic pain. The…
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This Once Daily Anti-Epileptic Drug Seems to Help Treat Alzheimer’s
Levetiracetam, a once-daily anti-epileptic drug, may help treat Alzheimer’s. In a new study, a slow-release form called AGB101 slowed mental decline by as much…
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Researchers developing psychedelic therapy as a faster treatment for depression and PTSD
Psychedelic therapy may treat depression and PTSD faster than standard medicines, which often take weeks to work. Researchers are developing psychedelic drugs with a…
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Why Mixing Alcohol and Phentermine Is Dangerous?
Mixing alcohol and phentermine is dangerous because one is a sedative and the other a stimulant. So their joint effect on the brain is…
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Criteria Update Regarding Commonly Used Anti-Seizure Drug
Valproate, an anti-seizure drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder and sometimes migraine, now has stricter UK prescribing rules. The UK regulator, the MHRA, limits…
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Bridging the Gaps in Post-Overdose Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
Post-overdose care for Medicare beneficiaries has serious gaps, a federal study found. After an overdose they survived, few patients got medicine for opioid use…
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Researchers Identify Six Distinct Types of Anxiety & Depression
Researchers have identified six distinct types, or biotypes, of anxiety and depression. A new study used brain scans and computer analysis to sort patients…