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 ...

Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their ...

For decades, opioids have been the blunt instrument of modern pain care, powerful enough to quiet severe suffering yet risky ...

Women taking opioids during pregnancy were up to twice as likely to have complications during delivery, and 71% more likely ...

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New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

Pregnant women who reported opioid use disorder were more likely to face serious health complications, as were their children ...

Brandy Schillace’s review of “Candace Pert” by Pamela Rykman (Bookshelf, Nov. 15) contains a questionable conclusion: the discovery of the mu opioid receptor in 1972 “helped launch the opioid crisis” ...

Now, with the rise of prescription painkillers, the introduction of extremely potent synthetic opioids and the resurgence of heroin, the nation is locked in an ongoing overdose epidemic some have ...

A recent study revealed that the rate of opioid use among pregnant women across the US has doubled over the past decade.As ...

After a troubling spike that began in 2019, the total number of drug overdose deaths dropped in 2023, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these deaths were ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forward Science received FDA Clearance for Orapeutic TM, a non-opioid oral pain relief gel. Forward Science is a MedTech company that operates R&D, its quality system, ...