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Take Care with Pain Meds
Patients who are dependent on opioids (narcotic pain relievers) for pain management before knee replacement surgery have much more difficulty recovering, a study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) has found. These patients...
Two Arrested Attempting to Import Heroin Into Australia
A 27-year-old Malaysian woman and a 25-year-old Nigerian man have been arrested in relation to an attempt to import heroin into Australia. How People Arrived Here: nigerian woman caught with drugs in sydney australia, nigerians jailed in australia for...
Preventing Avoidable Opioid-related Deaths Top Priority for Pain Medicine Field
Deaths related to prescription opioid therapy are under intense scrutiny, prompting those in pain medicine—clinicians, patient advocates, and regulators—to understand the causes behind avoidable mortality in legitimately treated patients. Studies...
51-year-old Man Charged with Attempting to Import Approximately 1.7 Kg of Heroin Into Australia
A 51-year-old Sunshine North man has been charged with attempting to import approximately 1.7 kgs of heroin into Australia via a shipping container.
Led By Advances in Chemical Synthesis, Scientists Find Natural Product Shows Pain-killing Properties
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have for the first time accomplished a laboratory synthesis of a rare natural product isolated from the bark of a plant widely employed in traditional medicine. This advance may provide...
Richmond Man Charged for Importing Heroin
A 28-year-old Richmond man appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court today, charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with importing an estimated 185 grams of heroin concealed within his underwear.
Three People Appear in the Sydney Central Local Court Charged in Relation to 170kgs Opium
Two men and one woman appeared in the Sydney Central Local Court Friday charged with importing and attempting to possess 170kg of opium. All three were remanded in custody to appear again in June 2011. How People Arrived Here: opium importation australia
Woman Arrested in Australia for Importing 12Kg of Heroin in Seafood
A joint Australian Federal Police (AFP), Customs and Border Protection and Australian Crime Commission (ACC) investigation has resulted in the arrest of a woman for importing 12kg of heroin in frozen seafood. The 51-year-old Kensington woman will appear...
