Twenty-four percent of US adolescent treatment centers do not use a “lifesaving” medication. An article appeared today in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Treatments Used Among ...

The use of prescription painkillers recreationally is at epidemic levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is it about the pills that makes them so dangerously ...

In the U.S., nearly two million people abuse prescription opioid painkillers. For many, an initial prescription to treat pain leads to a dangerous dependence and misuse that contributes to around ...

With more than half of veterans who participated in conflicts in the Middle East reporting they experience chronic pain, it's no surprise that many are prescribed opiates to help them manage their ...

Until we shift our collective perception of the disease, we won’t make a dent in the opioid epidemic. Pexels Dr. Tom Frieden, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote of opioids ...

Say you’re a publicly insured Californian with an addiction to heroin, fentanyl or prescription narcotics, and you want to quit. New research suggests you can do it the way most treatment-seeking ...

As a pharmacist for HCMC and Hennepin emergency services, Holly Drone has seen a lot. But when Drone described the pain of opiate withdrawal on patients, she turned to her clients’ and co-workers’ ...

Undergoing major surgery can be a daunting experience, and managing postoperative pain effectively is crucial for a smooth recovery. Opiates are commonly prescribed to alleviate severe pain following ...

Jamie Lee Curtis was shocked to learn that Prince was reportedly addicted to painkillers, but it’s something she understands well, as she was once hooked on them herself. “I too, waited anxiously for ...

Third in a periodic series of stories on opiate addiction in North Central Massachusetts With the knowledge that many of those who become addicted to opiates are hooked after their very first use of a ...

“I have had little or no sleep, owing to the tooth ache or rather stump ache,” Elizabeth Drinker wrote in her diary one night in 1796. “One of my Eye teeth very sore, my face much swelled and painful.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — There’s something special about moms. They are unique people. Their emotions run deep, on an entirely different level. They know how to nurture, how to soothe, how to heal – with ...