A study on rats found that administering 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine before giving them an opportunity to take heroin ...

It has taken decades for some to accept the devastating effects of climate change on our planet. Despite scientific evidence that was available years ...

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 ...

They frequently felt stigmatised, were not always ‘on the same page’ as their healthcare professional and felt changes in opioid use were often challenging ... data about each study (see table 1).

Sometimes, a bull’s-eye pattern ... that you use the RICE technique. Pain relief: You may be given a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAID) such as ibuprofen or naproxen. Very severe pain ...

New Monash University research has revealed a concerning rise in new opioid prescriptions among younger Victorians, while ...

Around half of these will be prescribed an opioid, and 10% of those will have "prolonged opioid use." In 2023, more than five million Americans 12 and older reported a "prescription use disorder ...

where the cost savings would be primarily due to averting cases of opioid use disorder. The FDA's approval was based on data from two late-stage trials, which showed that the drug significantly ...

As the founder of Selah, a Brooklyn-based Jewish community for people in recovery, Arielle Krule aims to train 2,000 people ...

The pattern did not hold for individuals in states with recreational cannabis laws, suggesting that MCLs may be associated with reductions in opioid use among people using cannabis but additional ...