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The Frontlines of the Opioids Crisis

Neuroethics Viewpoint

The nation’s opioids epidemic is not just a medical crisis, it is an ethical problem as well, reports an expert committee appointed by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
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Naltrexone: A History and Future Directions

Naltrexone, which has been around since 1984, reduces the cravings for drugs and alcohol by fine-tuning the brain’s chemical reward system.

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Nerd Nite Returns to NYC

A recent Nerd Nite event asked a forensic pathologist for his insight into the current opioid epidemic across America.

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Heroin vs. the Runner’s High: Different Action on Neurons

While opioid drugs and body-made opioids bind to the surface of cells, new research shows that drugs also enter the cell and bind to internal components.

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Synthetic Opioid Driving Overdose Death Rate

An unintended consequence of manufacturing a drug as quick and powerful as fentanyl is how easily the smallest overdose can kill: Currently nearly half of overdoses involve the drug, alone or in combination with other drugs, a NIDA study reports.
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Neuroscience and Society: The Opioid Epidemic

The current epidemic of opioid abuse in the US came about “in large part out of doctors’ good intentions,” said Dana Alliance member Nora Volkow at a panel event in Washington, DC.
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Q&A with Theodore J. Cicero, Ph.D.

Prescription Drug Abuse

Theodore Cicero traces the history and evolution of narcotics and leans on his own research, clinical, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) experience to discuss an issue that many feel has reached epidemic proportions

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