A new meta-analysis of 148 studies estimates that 9.3 percent of patients who receive opioid prescriptions for chronic pain experience "dependence" or "opioid use disorder" (D&OUD). The authors, Kyla ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 15, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has released ...

The same chemicals and receptors that control the sensation of pain in the opioid system also play a role in regulating social behavior. The body produces natural opioid substances which are drawn to ...

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' ...

A recent study explodes the myth that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids exists only among patients abusing their opioids. Until recently, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) ...

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' ...

Three years ago, my father lost a long battle with his addiction. He was in immense pain from a recent back surgery and sought relief from a fentanyl-laced painkiller. There was a time when his ...

Addiction recovery advocates are wary that President Donald Trump’s plan for addressing the substance abuse epidemic in the United States won’t sufficiently help the problem without action from ...

Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith and Allen County Commissioner Beth Seibert went to Washington, D.C., with a message: Governments ...