{"id":4419,"date":"2015-11-10T03:45:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T08:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2015-11-13T10:47:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:47:28","slug":"the-dangers-of-prescription-painkillers-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/the-dangers-of-prescription-painkillers-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"The dangers of prescription painkillers for women<img src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/canada_flag_icon_small.gif\">"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4467\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3964596491_afc04c21e3_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4467\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4467\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/3964596491_afc04c21e3_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"(Image courtesy of Eric Norris)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sfxeric\/3964596491\">Eric Norris<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women suffering from opioid addiction are more likely to become addicted from doctor-prescribed painkillers, such as OxyContin and codeine, than men according to a new study. Researchers believe more studies examining the development and effects of opioid addiction in women are needed to provide better treatment options. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study of 503 patients attending methadone clinics in Ontario found the women were more likely to have physical and psychological health problems, and were more likely to have a family history of psychiatric illness than the men. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1186\/s13293-015-0038-6\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in <em>Biology of Sex Differences\u00a0<\/em>on <strong>November 9<\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_453723367\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>, 2015<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0author<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zainab Samaan, MiNDS Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Women suffering from opioid addiction are more likely to become addicted from doctor-prescribed painkillers, such as OxyContin and codeine, than men according to a new study. Researchers believe more studies examining the development and effects of opioid addiction in women are needed to provide better treatment options. 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