Curated Video
Types and Uses of Painkillers
There are two main types of painkillers: narcotic opioids and aspirin drugs. Narcotic opioids interfere with pain signals in the brain to alter the perception of pain, while aspirin drugs go to the source of pain by inhibiting the...
The March of Time
1951: NARCOTICS AND TEENAGERS
MOT 1951: John Daly interviews reporters Earl Brown of Life Magazine and Ed Mowery of the New York World-Telegram about the teenage drug problem.
Professor Dave Explains
The Birth of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Earlier in the series we talked about how it was the artificial dye industry that gave way to the pharmaceutical industry in the latter half of the 19th century. Let's now examine the first large pharma companies to emerge, and the...
Professor Dave Explains
The Isolation of Natural Products: Morphine and Other Alkaloids
In the early 19th century, we were still in the habit of searching for plants with medicinal properties. But we were finally beginning to develop the capacity to identify active ingredients within those plants, isolate them, and purify...
Healthcare Triage
The Science of Opioids
The Science of Opioids - How do opioids work? We look at the physiological processes that let opioids produce their effects in human bodies.
Professor Dave Explains
Illicit Drugs: How Do They Work?
Drugs of all varieties are very interesting from a biochemical standpoint, as they produce an incredible array of physiological effects. These effects are due to the shape of each molecule, which determines the cellular components they...
Curated Video
Can America's War on Drugs Ever Be Won?
As our understanding of the consequences of drug abuse has improved, so America’s relationship with drugs has changed. From Nixon to Trump, the so-called 'War on Drugs' has cost the US government billions – but will there ever be an end...
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Drug and Alcohol Abuse
It lists the commonly abused drugs and alcohols, their chemical compositions and physiological effects.
Getty Images
Poppy Cocoon
Steel Life, Poppy Cocoon with drop shadow against ochre wall, Studio Shot Camera on tripod
Curated Video
Attempts to expand palliative care programmes for children
AP Television
New Delhi, India, August 17, 2012
1. Wide of Somesh Kumar being carried to the bed at a newly launched palliative care unit run by charity group Cankids
2. Various of the doctor examining Kumar with his stethoscope
3....
Bloomberg
VR Movies Could Be Coming Soon to a Hospital Near You
Aug. 29 - It's still a new and experimental approach but propenents of virtual reality say it can be an effective treatement for everything from chronic pain to Alzheimer's disease to arachnophobia to depression. Bloomberg Tech reporter...
Curated Video
GWT: British trooper injured by coalition attack comments
1. Mid shot of Trooper Chris Finney, D Squadron, Household Cavalry, in hospital bed on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Argus
2. Wide of Finney on bed with injured leg elevated
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Trooper Chris Finney, D Squadron, Household...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Coast Guard Recounts Efforts In Empire State Building Tragedy
Coast Guardsman Don Molony speaking to the camera, recounting his actions during the disaster / Molony at a local drugstore, gathering first aid kits from the store clerk / Molony speaking to the camera.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Clashes erupt in the West Bank city of Ramallah
Clashes break out between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the city of Ramallah after the Israeli army carried out a raid into the city and arrested a number of employees working in the Al-Salam Pharmaceuticals company