Discover the profound impact of opioids on your brain. In this eye-opening video, neuropharmacologist Lauren Purington delves into the intricate effects of opioids on the human brain and body. From ...

The U.S. will begin to test kratom for its potential to treat opioid disorder. In California, a complaint targets a business ...

Can a psychedelic drug with heavy side-effects and anecdotal evidence as a treatment for addiction become a wonder drug for veterans facing opioid substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorders?

The largest review ever conducted on opioids for acute pain found that these widely prescribed drugs often deliver only small, short-lived benefits. For many common conditions, including some ...

The search for a safer opioid has followed pain medicine for decades. Doctors still need strong drugs for surgery, major injury, cancer pain, and severe flare-ups. Yet the same medicines can slow ...

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Science Board met Tuesday to discuss pain management and opioid abuse, offering a number of ways to address a topic that’s caught the attention of Congress ...

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...

In the face of the deadliest epidemic in the history of the U.S., a local university is taking a step toward a local solution. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is ...

Over the past 20 years, opioid-related deaths rose 850% in the United States, reflecting the surge in addictions to narcotic painkillers and the influx of fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids.

The No. 11 University of Arizona softball team (30-11 , 11-4 in Big 12) loses two of the three games to No. 18 LSU (28-14, 6-9 in SEC) during a non conference matchup. The Wildcats won their 30th game ...