The CDC’s Opioid Prescribing Guidelines initially stirred a significant amount of controversy among health care organizations ...

Undergoing major surgery can be a daunting experience, and managing postoperative pain effectively is crucial for a smooth recovery. Opiates are commonly prescribed to alleviate severe pain following ...

A study published in the British Medical Journal by researchers at Yale University and the University of California, Davis, reveals a connection between prevalence of cannabis dispensaries and a drop ...

BOSTON -- America's heroin problem is getting worse. A new report from the Center for Disease Control says that in just six years heroin use has risen 150 percent to more than a half-million Americans ...

10 mg OxyContin (oxycodone HCI) controlled-release tablet. A morphine-like pain killer, widely abused as a recreational drug. 10 mg OxyContin (oxycodone HCI) controlled-release tablet. A morphine-like ...

Neuroscientists have made a remarkable new discovery revealing the underlying molecular process by which opiate addiction develops in the brain. Opiate addiction is largely controlled by the formation ...

The powerful synthetic opiate fentanyl is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. An accidental overdose of fentanyl killed the pop icon Prince, the medical examiner reported. California health ...

Twenty-four percent of US adolescent treatment centers do not use a “lifesaving” medication. An article appeared today in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Treatments Used Among ...

Share on Pinterest CBD derivatives showed promise in supplementing the opioid overdose drug naloxone. Micky Wiswedel/Stocksy United Researchers are studying how specific components of cannabidiol (CBD ...

The mammalian basolateral amygdala (BLA) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) form a functionally interconnected circuit that is critical for the formation of memories linked to the rewarding ...

Officials in Hennepin and Ramsey County are using buprenorphine, a medication to treat opiate withdrawals symptoms that affect a growing number of Minnesotans. More cities are taking notice. As a ...