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Why expanding access to Narcan in the US won’t solve the opioid crisis

The US has made a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses available without prescription – it will no doubt prevent some deaths, but it’s not enough to tackle the opioid epidemic

Analysis

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Drug overdose deaths have quadrupled among older US adults

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White opioid pills

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Newly found brain pathway could be key to reducing opioid addiction

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One brain network may be involved in six mental health conditions

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One brain network may be involved in six mental health conditions

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The expression of various genes and proteins (white, red and green) in neurons among mouse brain cells (blue)

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Brain molecule may make us recall memories as being good or bad

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Human brain scans

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Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

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People looking at smartphones

Technology

I help people who are addicted to the internet wean themselves off

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Pete Etchells at New Scientist Live 2019

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Video game psychology: Are they addictive and can they harm us?

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Man smoking electronic cigarette

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We still don't know whether vaping is safe or not

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Hyperpalatable foods are a modern bogeyman. But what even are they?

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Hyperpalatable foods are a modern bogeyman. But what even are they?

The idea that super-addictive foods are being engineered by corporate giants is a pervasive one. But trying to find science on this isn’t straightforward, says James Wong

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A hidden drug overdose crisis has struck Scotland - can we fix it?

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Dr Herbert Kleber brought evidence-based treatment to drug addiction

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Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

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What makes us addicts? Judith Grisel is determined to find out

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