Physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants prescribed medication to patients with OUD, while intervention ...

The synthetic opiod is at the core of an unprecedented criminal case in Los Angeles County. But the dangerous drug is still ...

"This is your brain on drugs," the old anti-drug admonition says, and now a new study has found there's something to that ...

and these receptors become dependent upon the drug to function. If you become physically sick after you stop taking an opioid medication, it may be an indication that you’re physically dependent ...

This manuscript represents a fundamental contribution demonstrating that fentanyl-induced respiratory depression can be reversed with a peripherally-restricted mu opioid receptor antagonist. The paper ...

To honor her death, her mother, Kelhi, started the Erin’s Light initiative to help support those dealing with drug addictions ...

I was able to quit alcohol and I don’t do opiates anymore, but I do take quite a bit of kratom now and I am addicted to ...

In a new study, opioid addicts experienced structural and functional changes in specific regions of their brains.

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon was in Utica on Wednesday to announce that Governor Kathy Hochul has signed her ...

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...