Global drug addiction mortality rates double despite fewer new cases
Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global…
Popular opioid painkiller doesn’t ease chronic pain: new study
Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are…
Innovative approaches target PAR2 receptor to alleviate gut pain
Abdominal pain is a hallmark of many digestive disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. In…
NY settlement highlights risks, costs of Indivior’s overdose drug
The pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior has stopped marketing Opvee, its controversial overdose-reversal medication, after two years of meager sales,…
New research reassures on opioid use during pregnancy and child development
An Indiana University study brings a comprehensive new perspective to a growing body of evidence suggesting that mild…