The Role of Glutamate in Opioid Addiction
This week in class we learned about opioid addiction and the role that glutamate plays in it. Opioids enjoy widespread use as pain relievers, some well known o...
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Morphine, Vicodin, and Oxycodeine: Why are opioids used when they are so addictive?
You may be familiar with several of the popular opioid medications (morphine, vicodin, and oxycodone) prescribed to people with severe pain. Also, you may have ...
Glutamate antagonists: the answer for opioid dependence?
In 3400 BC, the Sumerians first cultivated the opium poppy plant. Since its discovery, opiates have been used medicinally to relieve pain, and more recently, to...
Vicadin! Codeine! Oxyconton! Oh My!
You may (or may not) have heard of a class of drugs called opioids. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients to relieve their pain after a surgery or if ...
Opioids and Addiction
I have been hearing more and more these days that doctors are handing out high-potency pain killers like they are candy and I have been wondering why, when thes...
Super-size Nation, Super-size Problems
The modern trend of increasing rates of obesity is a cause of concern for many. The effects of obesity range from emotional problems such as low self-esteem an...
A Frightening Proposition
If one were to list the most common fears of people today, they would likely come up with a conglomerate including things like death, heights, spiders, and clow...
Diabetes…An American Epidemic
The number of diagnosed cases of diabetes being classified as type 2 has been rising over the past years in America. The average age of people with type 2 diabe...
Eating out more often may lead to Alzheimer’s disease
Today in the United States the way of life is becoming increasingly quick-paced. People are more often getting a quick breakfast, lunch or dinner from fast food...
THC and Cannabinoids Involved in Mental Disorder Therapies
Of the most notable mental disorders, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and eating disorders have been examined with relation to endocannabinoid therapies. Th...