Patients who have acupuncture during total knee replacement surgery report less pain and need far fewer opioids to manage their discomfort, according to a study…
The research also demonstrates that males and females experience pain differently. An investigation into the origins of the sensation of pain has led to the…
The problem with opioids is that they kill pain – and people. In the past three years, more than 125,000 persons died from an opioid…
UC Davis Health study warns of risks associated with opioid dose tapering. Opioid therapy is complex. In recent years, a rise in opioid-related deaths and…
A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers of more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia found that the risk of death…
The idea that cannabis is a ‘gateway drug’ to more harmful substances such as opioids is controversial, yet has substantially impacted drug policy, education, and…
Vitamin D deficiency strongly exaggerates the craving for and effects of opioids, potentially increasing the risk for dependence and addiction, according to a new study…
Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we have, but they’re incredibly addictive. Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. die of an opioid overdose…
Findings may have implications for tackling opioid misuse. Access to legal cannabis stores is associated with a reduction in opioid related deaths in the United…
Contrary to some claims, people in the U.S may not be substituting cannabis for opioids, according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of…
When Sierra Simpson was in college, she was sick for a year with recurring fevers and vomiting. Her doctors couldn’t figure out what she had….
New research appearing in the journal Addiction shows that the number of deaths attributed to opioid-related overdoses could be 28 percent higher than reported due to…
Opioids play an important role in how cancer patients manage pain, but the ongoing opioid epidemic has raised concerns about their potential for abuse. Pain…
Cannabis Found Not to Be a Substitute for Opioids There has been interest in cannabis being used as a replacement drug for people with opioid…
Study points to need for programs to prevent drug-related harm among workers in risky industry. Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers…
Physicians who received gifts from pharmaceutical companies related to opioid medications were more likely to prescribe opioids to their patients the following year, compared to…
Preliminary research that needs to be confirmed by more studies. Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic…
U.S. overdose deaths attributed to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, have increased from under 3,000 in 2013 to nearly 20,000 in 2016, making up half…