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New Muppet Karli's mum battles addiction

14th October 2019
A furry green Muppet with yellow pigtails is the latest attempt to address the impact of the US opioid addiction crisis on…
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Muppet
Medical Observer Opinion

Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription-only

8th October 2019
Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription-only medicine would lead to more people misusing stronger…
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Pills
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Doctor jailed for 40 years over opioid scripts in US

4th October 2019
A doctor who prosecutors said ran a medical practice in the US like an 'interstate drug distribution ring' has been…
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Dr Joel Smithers
Medical Observer Opinion

Is there such thing as an addictive personality?

2nd October 2019
Most of us know somebody who tends to get overinvolved in certain behaviours, and the saying often goes that they must have…
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Addiction
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US doctor facing life in jail for opioid scripts

1st October 2019
A doctor from Virginia in the US faces at least 20 years in jail for prescribing thousands of doses of opioids. By the time…
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Medical Observer Opinion

If vaping helps your patient quit smoking, what's the harm?

25th September 2019
The debate over vaping is heating up. A few days ago, Medical Observer ran an opinion piece in which the author expressed…
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Smoking
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Oxytocin linked to sex addiction disorder

24th September 2019
Researchers have found oxytocin may play a role in the controversial diagnosis of sex addiction, or hypersexual disorder. …
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