Researchers have discovered a similar pattern of grey-matter loss in the brain across a broad range of psychiatric disorders, suggesting that mental illnesses with differing symptoms could arise from the same neurological basis. Their findings challenge the assumption of differentiating mental disorders by symptoms rather than by brain pathology. Dr. Amit Etkin of Stanford University, …
In a troubling new report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed that almost a third of all women of reproductive age had filled an opioid painkiller prescription every year between 2008 and 2012. Health officials warned that such a high prevalence of opioid usage raised the likelihood of birth defects. Researchers …
A recent study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that almost half of primary care physicians say they are less likely to prescribe opioids as a pain treatment today than one year ago. Nine out of ten of these physicians claimed abuse of prescription drugs is a significant problem in …
Segal Institute for Clinical Research is conducting a medical research study of an investigational medication to help opioid dependence. If you or a loved one have dependence problems with prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs such as codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, or heroin, please call us at 1-877-SEGAL-88. These studies will be conducted at: WEST BROWARD …
