pain

Pharmacological management of acute methamphetamine withdrawal

Video and audio recordings

About the webinar: This seminar provided an overview of Liam’s PhD studies, beginning with a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously researched pharmacological treatments for methamphetamine withdrawal. It then proposed a novel...

How alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain

News

A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and hypersensitivity. Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms -- one driven by...

Focal mu-opioid receptor activation promotes neuroinflammation and microglial activation in the mesocorticolimbic system: Alterations induced by inflammatory pain

Scientific article

5 April 2023

Abstract Microglia participates in the modulation of pain signaling. The activation of microglia is suggested to play an important role in affective disorders that are related to a dysfunction of the mesocorticolimbic system (MCLS) and are...

Effect of Medical Marijuana Card Ownership on Pain, Insomnia, and Affective Disorder Symptoms in Adults A Randomized Clinical Trial

Scientific article

18 March 2022

Abstract Importance Despite the legalization and widespread use of cannabis products for a variety of medical concerns in the US, there is not yet a strong clinical literature to support such use. The risks and benefits of obtaining a...

Integrating Patient Perspectives in the Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Address Chronic Pain and Heavy Drinking in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of Patients in an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital Setting

Scientific article

23 March 2021

Abstract Background Chronic pain and heavy drinking are conditions that commonly co-occur among primary care patients. Despite the availability of behavioral interventions that target these conditions individually, engagement and adherence...

International Association for the Study of Pain

News

"Reviews of preclinical research and clinical safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabinoids for pain relief have identified important research gaps. Due to the lack of high-quality clinical evidence, the International Association for the...

NAM Action Collaborative Webinar on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

10 March 2020

Washington DC

United States

Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT (the US)

The Opioid Crisis and the Future of Addiction and Pain Therapeutics

7 February 2019

Bethesda, Maryland

United States

This National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)-sponsored The Opioid Crisis and the Future of

Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use

Book

13 July 2017

Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges...

Webinar: "Pain Care & Prescription Drug Abuse: Current Topics, Legislation & Policy"

8 March 2017

Webinar

United States

Wednesday| March 8, 2017 | 12 - 1 pm ET

Presenters: Wade Delk, BA and Michael Barnes, JD

Presenters will discuss newly enacted federal policies and noteworthy pending federal- and state-level legislation affecting care for people with pain.

Click here to register for the webinar!