Search Tag: drug abuse

IMAGING Management

Substance-abuse-reduces-brain-volume-in-women

2015 14 Jul

A brain imaging study published in the journal Radiology reveals that stimulant drug abuse has long-term effects on brain volume in women. Researchers found that brain structures involved in learning, reward and executive control showed vast changes even after a prolonged period of abstinence from drug use.   The study, led by Jody Tanabe, MD, professor...Read more

Pharmacy Management

Fda-approves-new-opioid-hysingla-er

2014 21 Nov

The FDA has approved a new opioid with properties that make it difficult to abuse. Hysingla ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) is an extended-release opioid analgesic which is designed to treat severe pain that requires around-the-clock, long-term treatment. Drug overdose is a major problem in the US and deaths from overdosing have been rising consistently over...Read more