Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains

Poppy seeds can become contaminated with opiates during harvesting. For the US Defense Department, invoking a ‘poppy seed defense’ may not be enough to rule out a positive drug test result.

Gary Reisfield, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida • conversation
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~5 min

Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers – a neuropharmacology expert explains how

Studies suggest that marijuana and CBD use might help relieve chronic pain while also reducing a patient’s need for opioids.

Benjamin Land, Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Washington • conversation
Nov. 2, 2022 • ~9 min

Designing less addictive opioids, through chemistry

While the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, the opioid epidemic got worse as drug overdose deaths soared. New research proposes a way to chemically modify opioids to reduce the risk of addiction.

Aaron W. Harrison, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Austin College • conversation
July 16, 2021 • ~8 min

How gene editing a person's brain cells could be used to curb the opioid epidemic

A person dies of opioid overdose once every 13 minutes in the US. A researcher proposes a way using existing technology to remove the opioid target in people to prevent overdoses.

Craig W. Stevens, Professor of Pharmacology, Oklahoma State University • conversation
Aug. 5, 2020 • ~9 min

Coronavirus: why the law on morphine should be loosened

Many patients with COVID-19 are suffering, unnecessarily.

David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London • conversation
May 12, 2020 • ~6 min

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