Watching someone struggling with opioid addiction is challenging and can cause you to feel helpless and to struggle in knowing what to do. This ...

Aging Health. 2011;7(6):813-828. Common opioid side effects reported in the literature include urinary retention, pruritus, nausea and vomiting, CNS effects and respiratory effects. The incidence ...

A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were ...

They found that, in a nationwide survey conducted in 2019 and 2020, about four out of every 100 people had started using prescription opioids, which was more than they expected. "One of the things ...

A new harm reduction station located at the Midland County Services Building is providing free Narcan and other public health ...