Drug Use Among Local Teens Remains Hidden Because It Is Rarely Addressed
Drug use among local teens remains hidden because it is rarely addressed
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Individual screening and counselling by health care providers can help identify youngsters with potential problems; unfortunately, teens are rarely asked about alcohol or drug use during routine health check-ups. A study conducted at Chinese University …
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Using morphine after abdominal surgery may prolong pain, CU-Boulder …
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The research team also tested the effects of the drug (+)-naloxone, which inhibits morphine from binding to the glial cells and exciting them. They found that the use of (+)-naloxone along with the morphine eliminated the extended postoperative pain …
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Flesh-eating 'zombie' drug 'kills you from the inside out'
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It's so named in part because users report black or green scaly skin as a side effect. This weekend five people were hospitalized in the Chicago suburb of Joliet, Illinois, with symptoms similar to cases reported recently by health care providers in …
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