Crossword-Solution: OPIOIDS
We have 7 clues for the answer “OPIOIDS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| 21st-century health menace | 1 answer |
| Class of drugs that includes fentanyl | 1 answer |
| Focus of a modern crisis | 1 answer |
| Modern crisis subject | 1 answer |
| Some pain relievers | 1 answer |
| Subject of the 2021 documentary "The Crime of the Century" | 1 answer |
| Sedatives | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
CMAZEE
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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As a consequence of natural analgesic actions or as a result of the administration of drugs that interfere with body signaling (painkillers, anesthetics), the brain receives a distorted view of what the body state really is at the moment. We know that in situations of fear in which the brain chooses the running option rather than freezing, the brain stem disengages the part of the pain-transmission circuitry, a bit like pulling the plug. The periqueductal gray, which controls…
Government agencies are trying to get doctors to cut back on prescribing opioids. I understand that they need to do something about the epidemic of overdoses. However, labeling everyone as addicts, including those who responsibly take opioids for chronic pain, is not the answer. If the proposed changes take effect, they would force physicians to neglect their patients. Moreover, legitimate pain patients, like myself, would be left in agony on a daily basis.
Anyone who takes opioids on a regular basis will become dependent upon them, meaning they will have to taper off gradually to avoid withdrawal symptoms. But very few chronic pain patients exhibit the compulsive drug-seeking behaviors of someone who is addicted.
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Appears in: LAT, New Yorker, NYT, WP.
Used 6 times in crossword archives (2019–2022).