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Anchor lead: How can we stem the tide of opioid addiction? Elizabeth Tracey reports Prescription opioid drugs are useful and humane for those in extreme pain, but they are associated with predictable dependency and withdrawal issues, so physicians who prescribe …
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Anchor lead: What can one bioethicist’s experience teach us about the opioid crisis? Elizabeth Tracey reports A personal experience with being prescribed a plethora of opioid medications in the wake of several surgeries related to an accident has led Travis …
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Anchor lead: Cannabis poses a particular risk for children, Elizabeth Tracey reports The National Academy of Sciences has just exhaustively reviewed the scientific literature related to marijuana, or cannabis use, and concluded that in states where the drug is legal, …
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Anchor lead: Although there are some benefits to marijuana use there are also harms, Elizabeth Tracey reports Cannabis or marijuana use can help people with cancer, chronic pain and multiple sclerosis, a National Academy of Sciences panel concludes, but significant …
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Anchor lead: What can the latest review teach us about marijuana? Elizabeth Tracey reports More US states have legalized marijuana in the last round of elections, with the National Academy of Sciences stepping in with a comprehensive look at the …
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Anchor lead: Can Meals on Wheels improve health outcomes? Elizabeth Tracey reports Meals on Wheels is a national organization that brings two meals a day to home bound people, mostly seniors. Now Dan Hale, assistant professor of geriatrics at Johns …
