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A Knife That Separates Morphine's Pain Relief From Its Pull

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https://1ban.news/cholinergic-gate-opioid-reward/

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Austin-Travis County EMS said it responded to a deluge of overdose-related calls Monday, beginning around 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the day.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/04/30/485040/austin-ems-reports-a-surge-of-overdose-calls-likely-tied-to-a-new-batch-of-drugs/

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Earlier this month, the #Canadian #Medical Association Journal published a study that said nationally, the annual number of #opioid #overdose deaths doubled between 2019 to 2021. Dr. #GaborMaté, an #addiction expert, says the link between addiction and #trauma is a #ScientificFact. With that in mind, he says ‘it is not accidental’ that #Indigenous populations in #Canada are at a #HigherRisk of developing addictions.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.4209396