Light-activated experimental opioid eliminates dangerous side effects
Opioid painkillers are some of the strongest analgesic medicines, but they are also the riskiest owing to a…
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle case over opioid prescriptions
WASHINGTON — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice…
Long-term opioid use does not improve chronic back pain outcomes
Taking opioids for years does not seem to improve pain and functioning in people with chronic back pain,…
Targeting small group of brain cells may reduce opioid addiction risk
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids’ pain-relieving benefits while reducing their…
Study highlights communication gaps between cancer survivors and providers on cannabis
For many cancer survivors, cannabis has become part of how they manage symptoms such as pain, nausea and…
Opioid Prescribing by Pain Specialists on the Rise
TOPLINE Opioid prescribing by pain medicine specialists rose between 2010 and 2024, while prescribing by primary care physicians…
Melatonin may safely reduce chronic musculoskeletal pain, study finds
A sleep supplement widely used to treat insomnia could help reduce reliance on some of the most common…
5 Key Facts on Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
In a landmark case earlier this year, K.G.M. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., a jury held major…
New clinical guidelines significantly reduce opioid prescriptions after ear surgery
A new retrospective study published in OTO Open, the open-access journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and…
U.S. dentists still prescribe opioids at higher rates globally
People getting their teeth pulled or drilled by dentists in the United States are still much more likely…
Popular painkiller can increase risk of drug poisoning finds new study
Gabapentin and pregabalin, collectively called gabapentinoids, have quietly become some of the most prescribed drugs in the world.…
Highly potent opioid shows potential as therapy for pain and opioid use disorder
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a novel, highly potent opioid that shows potential…