Sleep quality is a significant concern for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), as many ... A study found that participants had irregular sleep patterns and a high incidence of central ...

Addiction doesn’t develop overnight; over time, the repeated use of psychoactive drugs reprograms ... buprenorphine can significantly help opioid users quit. A partial opioid agonist ...

Some women experience less pain during childbirth due to a genetic variant, KV6.4, which acts like a natural epidural, ...

Spending five or ten minutes deep-breathing ... no use of chemical agents—yet it has power to change brain function. Specific lifestyle changes can similarly alter brain reactivity patterns ...

Massachusetts residents who lost relatives to opioid overdoses expressed elation ... $800 million from the settlement for the Sacklers to use as a kind of legal defense fund for any further ...

Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson has announced a settlement with Purdue Pharma for role in creating the opioid crisis. According to a press release, Purdue and its owners, the ...

Dyspneacan be described as shortness of breath or difficulty breathing ... tolerate and benefit from noninhaled opioids for dyspnea. The use of nebulized opioids may be advantageous for those ...

It can quickly reverse an opioid overdose by blocking the effects and restoring breathing capabilities. Munson behavioral health practice administrator, Susan Kramer said increased accessibility ...

Research continues to validate their effectiveness in promoting mental well-being. Breathing patterns and emotional states are closely connected. When anxiety strikes, our breathing tends to ...

Opioid use has been on the rise in post-pandemic America, and its effects on communities have been devastating. Decreasing opioid use is a major priority for health systems across the nation. In this ...