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

Why are there so many contradictory findings regarding opioid policy impacts in studies that have used quasi-experimental designs? One contributing factor is the diversity of disciplines conducting ...

Despite irrefutable pharmacological evidence of the wide range in individuals' metabolism of opioid drugs, states continue to impose "one-size-fits-none" laws. For example, Massachusetts, apparently ...

Opioids are a class of medications mostly used to treat pain. While they can improve your quality of life, opioids can be highly addictive. Although the words are often used interchangeably, there’s a ...

Early opioid withdrawal symptoms include restlessness, anxiety, insomnia, and muscle aches. Late opioid withdrawal symptoms are more serious and involve vomiting, diarrhea, and a rapid pulse.

Fortunately, the Maryland legislature passed several measures aimed at addressing the opioid crisis this year. The bills, which were signed into law by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, provide a wide ...

When public dollars fund Baltimore residents’ access to critical medication-assisted treatment, then routine audits — ...

This patent grant in Israel joins previously granted patents for the same technology in Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada, ...

This illustration image shows tablets of the opioid painkiller oxycodone. A novel non-opioid treatment for post-surgical pain, suzetrigine, is set to enter the market in 2025. Its uptake could be ...