NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Roots of opioid epidemic can be traced back to two key changes in pain management

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageHow did it start?Pills image via www.shutterstock.com.

imageAscetics preparing and smoking opium outside a rural dwelling in India.Wellcome Library, London, CC BY

Abuse of opium products obtained from poppy plants dates back centuries, but today we are witnessing the first instance of widespread abuse of legal, prescribed drugs that, while structurally...

Read more: Roots of opioid epidemic can be traced back to two key changes in pain management

More Articles ...

  1. Will cheap gas at the pump stall progress on car emissions?
  2. What kind of judge is Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland?
  3. How Bernie Sanders made the Democratic Party safe for liberals
  4. How much math do you need to win your March Madness pool?
  5. Zika and abortion: will the virus prompt Latin America to rethink abortion and birth control?
  6. In a state wrought with racial tension, Jackie Robinson suited up for his first spring training game
  7. The view from Ohio: Kasich's win and what's next
  8. Recalculating! By not driving the optimal route, you're causing traffic jams
  9. 'Acceptable risk' is a better way to think about radiation exposure in Fukushima
  10. The last time an outsider like Trump crashed the GOP? 1940
  11. A new way to detect tsunamis: cargo ships
  12. One hundred years of 'birther' arguments
  13. From emerging to submerging: the debt burden killing off the age of the BRICS
  14. March Madness means money – it's time to talk about who's getting paid
  15. We've been measuring inequality wrong – here's the real story
  16. Here's another reason why many community college students do not get their degree
  17. Pi pops up where you don't expect it
  18. Letting kids stand more in the classroom could help them learn
  19. Is your March Madness bracket really better than mine?
  20. Why we have the most polarized Supreme Court in history
  21. Inspired by Kim Kardashian, a feverish legion of followers struggle to achieve online fame
  22. Public universities must do more: the public needs our help and expertise
  23. The search for the value of pi
  24. What do special educators need to succeed?
  25. BPS, a popular substitute for BPA in consumer products, may not be safer
  26. Never mind SpaceX's Falcon 9, where's my Millennium Falcon?
  27. Can we 'vaccinate' plants to boost their immunity?
  28. What AI can tell us about the U.S. Supreme Court
  29. Supreme Court losing luster in public’s eyes
  30. When good intentions aren't supported by social science evidence: diversity research and policy
  31. Are looser gun laws changing the social fabric of Missouri?
  32. Do polygamous marriages among liberal arts disciplines produce better scientists?
  33. Beyond silicon: the search for new semiconductors
  34. Why March 15 will be make-or-break for the presidential candidates
  35. Trump's campaign rhetoric, ISIS and the law of war
  36. Adding folic acid to staple foods can prevent birth defects, but most countries don't do it
  37. Shipwreck records and tree rings unveil Caribbean hurricane history – and clues to the future
  38. U.S. is a land of plenty, so why do millions of Americans still go hungry?
  39. Microwave repairs might annihilate zombie potholes once and for all
  40. How Donald Trump gets away with saying things other candidates can't
  41. Why is it so difficult to rein in Wall Street?
  42. Crash in oil prices will hurt the U.S. economy from Texas to Wall Street
  43. How can universities encourage young people to vote?
  44. Where do the 2016 candidates stand on contraception?
  45. Can you sue if someone posts an unflattering photo of you on social media?
  46. What makes one economy more resilient than another?
  47. Why the German language has so many great words
  48. Why are political experts mostly men? Women also know stuff
  49. Can drinking water be delivered without disinfectants like chlorine and still be safe?
  50. Hard data: is Trump or Cruz more electable?