Weight-Loss Surgery May Add to Painkiller Dependence, Study Says

Published October 2, 2013

Weight-Loss Surgery May Add to Painkiller Dependence, Study Says
Bariatric patients who already were chronic users of opioid painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin increased their drug intake by 13 percent the first year after surgery and by 18 percent three years after, researchers report in the Oct. 2 issue of … Read more on HealthDay

New research offers potential to advance personalized treatment of …
This drug delivery strategy could play a vital role in exposing appropriate brain regions to continuous and sufficient drug levels, while limiting exposure and possible side effects to the rest of the body. The other authors on the paper include Drs … Read more on HealthCanal.com