Discontinuation of opioid therapy for pain may increase the risk of overdose in patients. Opioid-related overdose has become a major contributor to accidental deaths in…
A mouse and cell study has yielded promising results, offering hope that scientists may be able to mitigate the harmful effects of fentanyl, the world’s…
Study led by researchers with USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics shows notifying…
UC Davis researchers seek to develop a non-addictive, monthly painkiller. During the pandemic, doctors employed infusions of monoclonal antibodies (lab-made antibodies) to help patients fight…
Study suggests new vaccine could prevent deadly opioid from entering the brain. A new vaccine has been developed that targets the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl…
According to a new study, internet forums may have a life-changing impact on those in remission from opioid use disorder. People who are in remission…
A recent University of Rochester research demonstrates a possible substitute for opioids for post-dental extraction pain. Research from the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Eastman…
A study finds that hip fracture patients who undergo spinal anesthesia need more painkillers Spinal anesthesia has replaced general anesthesia in several surgeries as a…
A new study provides insight into how the opioid analgesic fentanyl induces autism-like behavior One of the most often administered analgesics in hospitals is fentanyl,…
Expanded library of known variants, new research efforts aid the fight against fentanyl. While COVID-19 has dominated the news for the last two years, a…
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and withdrawal symptoms, according to a…
Adults who have at some time in their life used psilocybin – a psychedelic substance produced by some types of mushrooms – are 30% less…
Differences found by region, age groups, and prescriber type. The volume of prescription opioids dispensed from retail pharmacies declined by 21% from 2008 to 2018,…
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…
