In a letter to the FDA, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has addressed public health concerns associated with the use of equianalgesic opioid conversion tables and has recommended a staged ...

With an estimated 5 million Americans battling opioid use disorder—resulting in tens of thousands of deaths each year—a new ...

How does your doctor actually prescribe opioid medication? Why is it hard to get a refill? What are the best solutions to ...

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic ...

Opioids are a group of substances that relieve pain and are either made from the poppy plant or created synthetically in a lab. They include heroin, fentanyl, morphine, and codeine. Each year, around ...