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John-Bryan “JB” Jarrett was supposed to be fishing on the Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, September 2020. Over dinner the night before, he told his mom, Jessica, he wanted to be on the water by 7am. Jessica and JB were unusually close. When her work brought her to Austin, she stayed in his spare room; when the pandemic hit, …

Medical marijuana legalization is “associated with significant reductions in opioid prescribing,” yet another new study has found. Researchers at the University of Georgia and University of Colorado analyzed prescription claims for 15 to 20 million insured Americans annually from 2007-2020, comparing the prevalence of opioid prescriptions in states with and without medical cannabis programs in place. “We find that [medical …

Opioid Deaths Suddenly Dominate a Governor’s Race. Here’s What We Know.  The New York Times The New Jersey governor’s race could show the GOP how to win in midterms  Fox News NJ Gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill doubles down on claim Jack Ciattarelli profited from opioid crisis  ABC7 New York Takeaways from the second debate in the New Jersey governor’s race  CNN Mikie Sherrill Ups …

Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick on Wednesday during the gubernatorial debate.Ed Murray| For NJ Advance Media A day after New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill accused her Republican opponent of complicity in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis, Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign said it plans to file a defamation lawsuit against …

Common opioid is not that effective for easing chronic pain, study finds  WCVBView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

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Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic pain and that the use of it should be minimized. The study, published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, found that tramadol may have a “slight effect” on …

Four or five times a day, in a quiet suburb of Tallinn, Rasmus mixes a powder with water, carefully fills his syringe with it, and scours his body for a vein. The substance comes in various colours depending on the batch, and he often has to add ascorbic acid to the mix to make sure it combines well with the …

Grey McCallister described her son Lucci with love: a talented tattoo artist, a loving brother, and a great friend with a smile that could light up a room. Lucci’s life was cut short in January when the 22-year-old bought and took what he believed was Xanax. The pill was actually made up entirely of a synthetic opioid called nitazene that …

They Thought It Was Heroin, But a Super Opioid 1000x Stronger Than Morphine Was Hiding Inside  SciTechDaily Trump to sign fentanyl bill with 10-year minimum imprisonment for trafficking  Fox News Frankenstein Opioids: Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Seized In All 50 States  Patch Explained: Hidden opioids that could be fuelling a new crisis  dailytelegraph.com.au A New Drug More Potent Than Heroin and Fentanyl is Spreading …