New research from the University of Georgia suggests that opioid use could make patients more vulnerable to infections.

In Canada, thousands of people use contaminated street opioids. To reduce overdoses, the country has been experimenting for ...

Dr. Leana Wen: Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses the effect of an opioid overdose. It is an antagonist to opioids, meaning that it attaches to the opioid receptors in the brain, and in ...

Opioid dose and frequency were not associated with severity of noncancer pain in individuals receiving opioids.

Opioids are a class of medications mostly used to treat pain. While they can improve your quality of life, opioids can be highly addictive. Although the words are often used interchangeably, there’s a ...

Two advisory committees to the US Food and Drug Administration have voted unanimously to recommend that a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote, naloxone (also called Narcan), be made ...

Individuals with chronic opioid use, whether addicted or not, show heightened learning from negative reinforcement, suggesting that avoidance behavior may underlie both the development and persistence ...

Medicare Part D claims significantly underreport opioid dispensing for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities after hospitalizations, according to a September research letter published in the ...

Opioid antagonists are medications people can take to treat opioid use disorder. They help by reducing withdrawal symptoms, addressing cravings, and managing overdoses. Doctors prescribe opioid ...

Women who use opioids for childbirth have an increased odds of continued use postpartum, underscoring the need for better ...

Vol. 136, No. 1S, Supplement 1: The Surveillance of Nonfatal and Fatal Drug Overdoses: Best Practices, Innovations, and Lessons Learned (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021), pp. 31S-39S (9 pages) Published By: ...