Ban term ‘painkiller’ to end obsession with drugs
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Ban term ‘painkiller’ to end obsession with drugs

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51378510 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The term “painkiller” should not be used, to help bust the myth they cure pain, a government adviser suggests. Prof Jamie Coleman said the phrase raised unrealistic expectations – with “pain-reliever” a better option. Research suggests just one in 10 patients seeking help for…

Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving
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Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50548103 By BBC Health news A one-off dose of ketamine may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, an experimental trial by University College London suggests. When the sedative was used to disrupt people’s memories of why they wanted to drink, they drank less and their urge to drink lowered…

Opioid addiction numbers to be revealed for the first time
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Opioid addiction numbers to be revealed for the first time

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49159730 By Hugh Pym Health editor The number of patients addicted to opioid painkillers in England and the length of time they have been dependent will be set out in full for the first time in a major report due out in weeks. Sources say the report from Public Health…

Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an ‘escalating crisis’
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Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an ‘escalating crisis’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47072413 By The coroner for Northern Ireland has called the rising number of deaths linked to fake versions of the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax, “an escalating crisis”. Joe McCrisken says he is signing off an alprazolam-related death nearly once a week. He says “most of the deaths” are caused by counterfeit versions…

Fentanyl and cocaine drug deaths rise
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Fentanyl and cocaine drug deaths rise

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45083167 By BBC Home Editor, Mark Easton The number of deaths in England and Wales due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl rose by 29% in 2017, Office for National Statistics data shows. Last year heroin and morphine related deaths decreased for the first time since 2012, while cocaine deaths rose. In total, 3,756…