The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other ...

One such evening about four years ago, Charmyra Harrell arrived there limping, her right leg swollen and covered in sores.

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

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Neuroscientists are investigating how and when hormones affect the risk for relapse to prescription opioids. ArtistGNDphotography/E+ Collection via Getty Images In Philadelphia, over 1,170 people died ...

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How does your doctor actually prescribe opioid medication? Why is it hard to get a refill? What are the best solutions to ...

Photos of people lost to drug addiction at an overdose-awareness vigil in front of New Hampshire's Statehouse in 2022. New Hampshire lawmakers have proposed diverting millions of dollars meant to ...