During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients.

Make sure withdrawal symptom management is part of the discussion. Follow your healthcare provider's guidelines for what to ...

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.

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 ...

We’re headed into the Somerset County Jail. Madison, Maine. So this is the entrance. This is for weapons clearing only. In ...

Doctors are trying new ways to treat opioid addiction- with mixed results. A study by UC San Francisco tried microdosing ...

Babies going through opioid withdrawal have a distinct way of crying ... down from 19 days under the old protocol. The average cost of a hospital stay for a baby with NAS is $19,655 at Boston ...

NICU, pharmacologic use for opioid-exposed neonates declined post-AAP guidelines Pharmacologic ... outcomes among infants treated for opioid withdrawal syndrome, according to study results ...

as well as to manage cravings and anxiety during the post-withdrawal period. Opioid overdose mortality has surged in recent years, largely due to fentanyl. Drug overdose deaths increased from 2019 ...

Texas and 14 other states have secured a $7.4 billion settlement from the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, for their roles in creating the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma was the ...