Most people use prescription opioids for only a short period of time. According to a new study published in PAIN, The Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain, fewer than two ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

The U.S. will begin to test kratom for its potential to treat opioid disorder. In California, a complaint targets a business accused of violating kratom restrictions.

Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but it's expensive. Reading time 2 minutes To treat acute pain, doctors in the U ...

Over 2 million Americans have opioid use disorder, according to some estimates. Illicit opioids such as heroin and fentanyl were responsible for over 80,000 U.S. overdose deaths in 2023. Despite the ...

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...

For Lacy Sisk, 40, the lowest moment in her opioid addiction was watching her family pack their belongings because she could no longer afford to pay the rent. All of her money had gone to pain pills ...

A recent study explodes the myth that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids exists only among patients abusing their opioids. Until recently, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) ...

More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain; among them, approximately 1 in 10 take prescription opioids regularly.

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven into the fabric of ...

A public health researcher who focuses on Canada's addictions crisis cites several factors for why opioid-related death rates ...

Opioids are not stimulants. They are a class of medications primarily used for pain relief. Opioids and stimulants are two different classes of medications that address different needs. Doctors ...