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Record $8 billion payout won’t turn back the clock on US opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty and agreed an $8.3 billion settlement to a long-running lawsuit over actions that fuelled the US opioid crisis
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Fatal cardiac arrests could be hiding opioid overdose deaths in the US
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Genetically modified goats can produce cancer drugs in their milk
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Mitul Mehta: Brain scanners can help revolutionise psychiatric drugs
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How I went from selling MDMA to researching the science of its effects
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Brain activity can help predict who’ll benefit from an antidepressant
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From alcohol to ketamine, what’s the truth about recreational drugs?
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Benzodiazepine prescriptions reach ‘disturbing’ levels in the US
Addictive benzodiazepines are prescribed at 66 million doctors' appointments a year in the US – often with opioids, making it easier to fatally overdose
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The science of cannabis: Can it really help our mental health?
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How we’re using CRISPR to fight cancer
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Benzodiazepines and z-drugs are prescribed more in poorer areas
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Cannabis extract may work as a treatment for cannabis addiction
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