A new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic ...

After decades of treatments, therapies, and 26 different medications, including opioids, I found kratom. The Mississippi legislature is considering banning kratom, a natural supplement that has saved ...

Addiction medicine, particularly opioid treatment programs like methadone​, have evolved. With changes to some regulations, ...

In Australia, more than 40,000 people are imprisoned every day. More than half of these people experience drug addiction, ...

Powerful synthetic opioids are meant to serve as painkillers, but new research suggests their use during surgery mig ...

The use of powerful synthetic opioids, such as sufentanil and remifentanil, during surgery is linked to a subsequent poor ...

Talking to your doctor about pain management before surgery could make opioid addiction less likely, as a new study says that ...

A new USC-led study provides the first nationwide picture of who knows about, carries, and uses naloxone to reverse deadly ...

Older adults are not immune from the opioid crisis, but senior living can provide safeguards through medication management to help control chronic conditions and effectively mitigate pain, Argentum ...

A board member with the West Virginia First Foundation testified on the Senate floor in Washington, DC, about the effects of ...

Emergency clinicians in California increased prescription of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder from 2017 to 2022.

Individuals undergoing substance use treatment who usually smoke opioids, compared to their peers who inject, have a lower all-cause mortality risk.