Opioids, antidepressants, and some NSAIDs increase the risk of constipation. Find out which ones do and what helps bowel ...

A paper published this month in the journal Current Addiction Reports discusses the merits of intranasal medications that can ...

Prescriptions to prevent cravings and withdrawal symptoms see growth, but remain a fraction of opioid prescription counts.

In an effort to fight opioid overdoses in rural East Texas, Tyler County installed its first free NARCAN vending machine.

Recent research indicates that the use of psychedelics has the potential to significantly reduce the experience of chronic ...

New research spotlights the habenula, a tiny but powerful brain region, as a key player in addiction, motivation, and emotional regulation.

More than thirty counties and cities in Mississippi already restrict or ban kratom products at the local level.

Q: I am going to have a major abdominal surgery. My doctor says it is likely that I will be needing strong pain medications after. My question is about opioids: How long can you take them and not get ...

Compared with other antidiabetic medications, semaglutide was linked to a significantly lower risk of opioid overdose in ...

But buprenorphine’s strength as a treatment is also a weakness. Buprenorphine is an opioid. Like methadone, the tightly ...