BACKGROUND This is a supplemental report on tests of the long-term effects of universal preventive interventions conducted during middle school on 17-21-year-olds' prescription drug misuse. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Two randomized controlled prevention trials were conducted in public schools in the rural midwestern United States. Study 1 began in 1993, with 667 6th-graders; follow-ups with ...

INTRODUCTION There is ongoing controversy regarding the appropriate use of narcotic analgesia for patients presenting frequently to the emergency department (ED) with subjective acute exacerbations of pain. "Are we treating pain or enabling addiction?" OBJECTIVES To determine whether the presence of specific factors could be used to identify adults complaining of acute exacerbations of pain f...

BACKGROUND Alternanthera sessilis is used by folk medicinal practitioners of Bangladesh for alleviation of severe pain. The objective of this study was to scientifically analyze the analgesic (non-narcotic) property of aerial parts of the plant along with antihyperglycemic activity. METHODS Antihyperglycemic activity was measured by oral glucose tolerance tests. Analgesic (non-narcotic) activ...

INTRODUCTION: Post-operative pain control in pediatric patients has become a priority for all institutions. There is a paucity of literature on pain control following orthopedic procedures in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of acetaminophen to narcotic analgesics, specifically, acetaminophen/codeine and morphine, for pain management after closed re...