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

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource examining how opioid tolerance develops and why it plays a significant role in substance use disorder ...

America's addiction crisis is being ushered into a dangerous new era by rising levels of polysubstance abuse, as more people become addicted to deadly combinations of synthetic opioids and stimulants.

Opioid prescriptions by dentists and oral surgeons may lead to a statistically significant increased risk of persistent opioid use and abuse for adolescents and young adults, according to a major new ...

A new study published Thursday found that groundbreaking weight loss and diabetes medications also combat opioid-use disorder and alcohol misuse disorder. This is the second study this fall to suggest ...

"This is your brain on drugs," the old anti-drug admonition says, and now a new study has found there's something to that chestnut. Opioid addicts experienced structural and functional changes in ...

While we have a long way to go in providing culturally sensitive, patient-centered treatment to the LGBTQ+ community, more health clinics are shifting their focus to trauma-informed care when treating ...

Data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse show that drug overdose deaths have increased significantly since 2019, and opioid-involved overdoses are a top reason why. Indeed, The Centers for ...

Are Abuse-Deterrent Drugs Less Addictive? Medscape: In a national survey [1] of internists, family physicians, and general practitioners, nearly one half stated that they believed abuse-deterrent ...

Scientists are racing to redesign how powerful painkillers work, aiming to keep the relief that opioids provide while ...

The Hancock County commissioners are planning to award some of the county’s opioid funding soon, but officials warn ongoing ...

Though many Illinois libraries already have supplies of medications that can reverse opioid overdoses, a new state law will ...