Wisconsin should not use opioid settlement dollars on treatments that don't work such as the higher-dose formulations of the ...

An unregulated herbal substance sold throughout North Dakota has fallen under the crosshairs of legislators in Bismarck, who ...

This article outlines the assessment and management of opioid withdrawal in police custody. It highlights the prevalence of opioid dependency among individuals in custody, the associated stigma and ...

Acute opioid withdrawal has been described to me as a feeling worse than death. As those suffering from opioid use disorder are familiar with use of an opioid as a way to ease withdrawal symptoms ...

Dual treatment results in improved neurobehavioral organisation during the first three weeks of life, which may indicate a more rapid recovery from opiate withdrawal. DTO, diluted tincture of opium ...

This article first appeared on KFF Health News. In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun ...

Its sole purpose and effect is to reverse an overdose. However, naloxone can trigger sudden opioid withdrawal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting for racing heart. Naloxone works for all opioids ...

Lisa Marie Presley 's opioid addiction spiralled out of control to the point where she was taking 80 pills a day, according ...

In addition to deaths, the devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic include the rising incidence of newborns experiencing withdrawal syndrome due to opioid use and misuse during pregnancy. The ...

Lisa Marie Presley's battle with opioid addiction is laid bare in her posthumous memoir, From Here To The Great Unknown, ...

The death toll from fentanyl is falling as communities flood the streets with naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. But deadly ...

Already approved for smoking and treatment-resistant depression, brain stimulation is being tested for multiple addictions ...