From 2015 to 2023, there was a decrease in the number of U.S. patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy, according to a study published online April 8 in t ...

Despite a 24% drop since 2015, over 4 million Americans remain on long-term opioids, and they’re older, on Medicare, and ...

Millions of U.S. patients are still prescribed long-term opioids ...

Long-term opioid prescribing has fallen in the United States over the last decade, but millions of patients still received opioids for 90 days or longer in 2023, according to a new research letter in ...

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most stop using these drugs as they heal, a considerable number of "opioid-naïve" ...

Studies show that ibogaine can be effective for short-term opioid addiction treatment, especially reducing drug cravings and some withdrawal symptoms.

Drug poisoning rates rose, especially when used with other prescriptions ...

In season 1, episode 2 of the popular show "The Pitt," a Black woman with sickle cell disease arrives at the emergency ...

Opioid abuse during pregnancy is on the rise, new research suggests—and that’s likely to endanger both expectant mothers and their children. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) ...

ClearCostRecovery.com releases substance-specific addiction treatment cost data for New Jersey, covering alcohol, ...

Bias in sickle cell care may be tied to opioid stigma, with patients more often described negatively in medical records, a ...

From 2015 to 2023, there was a decrease in the number of US patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy, according to a study published online April 8 in the J ...