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Economists conclude opioid crisis responsible for millions of children living apart from parents

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Economists conclude opioid crisis responsible for millions of children living apart from parents

Newswise imageAffiliates with Notre Dame’s Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities found that greater exposure to the opioid crisis increases the chance that a child’s mother or father is absent from the household and increases the likelihood that he or she lives in a household headed by a grandparent.

Negative side effects of opioids could be coming from users’ own immune systems (video)

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Negative side effects of opioids could be coming from users' own immune systems (video)

Opioid users can develop chronic inflammation and heightened pain sensitivity. These side effects might stem from the body’s own immune system, which can make antibodies against the drugs. The researchers will present their results at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo.

American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting Press Conference Schedule

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting Press Conference Schedule

Watch live and recorded press conferences at https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/news-room/press-conferences.html. Press conferences will be held Monday, Aug. 17 through Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020

Young adults’ risks from first-time opioid prescriptions may not be as high as previously thought

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Young adults' risks from first-time opioid prescriptions may not be as high as previously thought

Young adults and adolescents who are prescribed opioids for the first time may be at a slightly greater risk of developing a substance-related problem later in life, according to a new study co-authored by Indiana University researchers. However, the risk may not be as high as previously thought.

Penn’s ‘Enhanced Recovery’ Program Significantly Reduces Post-Op Opioid Use

Original post: Newswise - Substance Abuse Penn's 'Enhanced Recovery' Program Significantly Reduces Post-Op Opioid Use

Newswise imagePenn Medicine researchers found that when an “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” protocol was employed–which optimizes patients’ surgical care before, during, and after surgery–the majority of patients did not need opioids for pain management at one, three, and six months after elective spinal and peripheral nerve surgery.

Sanford Burnham Prebys awarded $4.5 million NIH grant for mental illness therapeutics

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Sanford Burnham Prebys awarded $4.5 million NIH grant for mental illness therapeutics

Newswise imageSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has been awarded a $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to identify new therapies for mental health disorders. The research will be headed by Layton Smith, Ph.D., and Michael Jackson, Ph.D., of the Institute’s Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics. The funding supports the discovery of new classes of drugs that target “orphan” receptors to treat psychological conditions such as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and substance abuse.

Study Suggests Drug Overdose Linked to Ptsd

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Study Suggests Drug Overdose Linked to Ptsd

Drug overdoses are psychologically traumatic events that can lead to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study focused on female sex workers in Baltimore City led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.