Withdrawal symptoms from opioids can be very uncomfortable but are rarely life-threatening. This article will discuss opioid withdrawal symptoms, signs of opioid use disorder (OUD ...

More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...

But once the patient regains consciousness, the person immediately starts the debilitating symptoms of opioid withdrawal — a problem paramedics aren't legally able to address on the scene ...

A partial opioid agonist, buprenorphine occupies opioid receptors in the brain, reducing drug cravings and preventing withdrawal symptoms. It is often used in conjunction with the opioid ...

A good night's sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with ...

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

Opioid dependency represents one of the most challenging public health crises of our time. It's a condition that doesn't discriminate, affecting people from all walks of life. The consequences are far ...

Opioid-related neurocognitive symptoms among patients on long-term opioid therapy were most prevalent during the course of therapy.

East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Brenda Louw recently served as editor of a new book to help speech-language ...

The strongest risk factors associated with iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome ... Most studies on opioid and benzodiazepine IWS have focused on characterizing symptoms in the pediatric population ...

New research suggests that δ-receptor agonists regulate intestinal motility and relieve abdominal pain in a mouse model of irritable bowel syndrome, potentially offering a novel CNS-targeted ...