da admin | Apr 18, 2017 | Scientific
Too much of anything can be dangerous—even something that was designed to help people. Prescription opioids—pain medication like oxycodone and morphine—can be really helpful when they’re taken as prescribed by a doctor. But what about when someone takes too much...
da admin | Apr 14, 2017 | News, Scientific
Alcohol and drug use are linked to health and safety problems. Commonly this substance use takes place in recreational settings, which makes nightlife an important setting for prevention measures. The Healthy Nightlife Toolbox is a website designed for local, regional...
da admin | Apr 13, 2017 | Senza categoria
Two novel compounds powerfully suppressed animals’ pain responses, while producing little or none of the respiratory depression and liability for misuse and abuse associated with morphine and other typical opioids. One of the compounds was extensively tested in a...
da admin | Apr 12, 2017 | News
EMCDDA looking for a scientific analyst on new psychoactive substances to work with us in Lisbon. Deadline 28 April. visit: https://e-recruitment.emcdda.europa.eu/e-recruitment/jobvacancies Calls for application Below you can find information on job...
da admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Scientific
Every day, 91 Americans fatally overdose on an opioid drug. It may be a prescription analgesic or heroin—4-8 percent of people who misuse painkillers transition to heroin—but increasingly it is likely to be heroin’s much more potent synthetic cousin fentanyl. In the...
