• Oddiverse
  • By Alexandra Botezatu
  • December 18th, 2013
20-Year-Old Dies After Swallowing Opiate Painkiller Patch

20-Year-Old Dies After Swallowing Opiate Painkiller Patch

The man ate the patch as a joke, without knowing it was 50 times stronger than a safe dose

Max Payne 3 Diary – A Treatise on Addiction

Max Payne 3 Diary – A Treatise on Addiction

Rockstar manages to infuse the game with moral questions

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 29th, 2012
Skin Cancer Risk Decreased by Common Painkillers

Skin Cancer Risk Decreased by Common Painkillers

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 15th, 2012
New Pain Mechanism Discovered

New Pain Mechanism Discovered

Improved painkillers may soon be developed, experts say

16-Year-Olds Most Likely to Abuse Painkillers

16-Year-Olds Most Likely to Abuse Painkillers

This is the age when this class of drugs is most misused

  • Sci Pry
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • October 25th, 2010
A New Use for Kryptonite

A New Use for Kryptonite

  • Sci Pry
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • October 11th, 2010
Improving Pain Management for Piglets

Improving Pain Management for Piglets

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 31st, 2010
New Details on How Acupuncture Affects the Body

New Details on How Acupuncture Affects the Body

It has effects on several types of molecules

Mice Make Grimaces When Experiencing Pain

Mice Make Grimaces When Experiencing Pain

Showing similarities to humans

Synthetic Codeine and Morphine One Step Closer

Synthetic Codeine and Morphine One Step Closer

Genetic analysis of opioid poppy completed

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2008
Transplant Surgeon Accused of Hastening a Patient's Death

Transplant Surgeon Accused of Hastening a Patient's Death

The doctor allegedly gave him too much morphine

NSAIDs May Prevent Breast Cancer

NSAIDs May Prevent Breast Cancer

Aspirin and ibuprofen lower the risk of women developing this type of cancer