Withdrawal symptoms from opioids can be very uncomfortable but are rarely life-threatening. This article will discuss opioid withdrawal symptoms, signs of opioid use disorder (OUD ...

Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...

As opioid pain medications continue being prescribed for chronic and severe pain, understanding their risks becomes ...

A groundbreaking treatment for substance use disorder is changing lives by using neuro-stimulation, and it’s exclusively ...

many substances produce withdrawal symptoms specific to their type of drug. With opiates, for example, those in withdrawal may experience bristling of body hairs, dilated pupils, yawning ...

What Mark Conway says is groundbreaking and lifesaving, the mayor’s office says is irresponsible and simplistic.

Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics that target the central nervous system.

A new "powerful tool" for combatting opioid deaths isn't settled science. For that reason, the state is taking a measured ...

As those suffering from opioid use disorder are familiar with use of an opioid as a way to ease withdrawal symptoms, these higher-dose naloxone formulations expose more people to the hard choice ...

Chase County deputies say they have arrested a man for an outstanding drug-related warrant. The Sheriff’s Office says it arrested 33-year-old John Deem outside the Chase County Courthouse in ...