opioids

Long-acting naltrexone can block opioid reward for months, giving recovery time to take hold.

A recent study published in Human Brain Mapping has unveiled intriguing findings on the neural processing of social and nonsocial rewards, shedding light on the effects of dopamine and opioid …

Kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia, has been gaining attention worldwide for its potential health and wellness benefits.

Researchers have found that an FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery.

In the week following any hospital visit for an overdose, only 1 in 18 people with opioid use disorder begin an effective treatment.

A large study identified 10 predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain, which can help clinicians engage in shared decision-making with patients.

People experiencing homelessness accounted for an increasing proportion of fatal opioid-related deaths in Ontario, Canada, reaching one in six such deaths by 2021.

Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old offer buprenorphine.

The risk of opioid overdose can increase upon return to drug seeking and use, or relapse, after a period of not using the drug, or abstinence.

Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs that are commonly prescribed for the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, and other medical conditions.

There are concerns that rapid reductions in prescription opioids might provoke increased suicide risk among people who become desperate after they are taken off opioids.

GPs should not prescribe opioids and other medicines like paracetamol to patients because they could be ‘harmful’ and cause addiction.