Can a psychedelic drug with heavy side-effects and anecdotal evidence as a treatment for addiction become a wonder drug for ...

A groundbreaking new drug that could revolutionize the treatment of opioid use disorder was developed here in Morgantown.

Discover the profound impact of opioids on your brain. In this eye-opening video, neuropharmacologist Lauren Purington delves into the intricate effects of opioids on the human brain and body. From ...

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Science Board met Tuesday to discuss pain management and opioid abuse, offering a number of ways to address a topic that’s caught the attention of Congress ...

The search for a safer opioid has followed pain medicine for decades. Doctors still need strong drugs for surgery, major injury, cancer pain, and severe flare-ups. Yet the same medicines can slow ...

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...

In the face of the deadliest epidemic in the history of the U.S., a local university is taking a step toward a local solution. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is ...

Emergency department visit rates because of an opioid overdose increased by 28.5 percent across the U.S. in 2020, compared to 2018 and 2019, recent research finds. Emergency department visit rates ...

DENVER — A weight-loss drug used to treat obesity and diabetes has shown promise to treat another disorder: opioid addiction. Early results from a small clinical trial, presented February 17 at the ...

Over the past 20 years, opioid-related deaths rose 850% in the United States, reflecting the surge in addictions to narcotic painkillers and the influx of fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids.

Dr. Daniel Ciccarone, an opioid researcher, will be the keynote speaker 7 p.m. March 30 at the 2022 Ellis L. and Jennie Mae Krause Lecture in Science in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. The event is ...

The No. 11 University of Arizona softball team (30-11 , 11-4 in Big 12) loses two of the three games to No. 18 LSU (28-14, 6-9 in SEC) during a non conference matchup. The Wildcats won their 30th game ...