A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients. Doctors share what patients should know about the drug.

The FDA has approved a new type of painkiller that doesn't come with the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.

The Biden administration Wednesday finalized a long-awaited rule laying out how some health care providers can prescribe gold-standard opioid use disorder treatments through telehealth.

The DEA’s final rule for the telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine will enable practitioners to prescribe a six-month initial supply of Schedule III-V medications to treat opioid use disorder via ...

A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders ... of endogenous opioids, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes County Health Services launched on Wednesday a countywide campaign, Friends for Life, intended to raise public awareness about opioid and fentanyl use and to help ...

Buprenorphine maintenance combined with medical counseling (BUP+MC) is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry. Additionally ...

He argues they will be left at an increased risk of a fatal opioid poisoning without a designated space to use illicit drugs under medical supervision and immediate help to reverse an overdose.

Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family owners are offering to increase their financial contribution to a bankruptcy settlement of opioid lawsuits while accepting some exposure to future litigation ...

Changes in opioid use outcomes after passage of medical marijuana laws Date: January 13, 2025 Source: Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Summary: A new study found no changes in ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma are offering to increase their financial contribution to a bankruptcy settlement of opioid lawsuits, while agreeing to some exposure ...

and really just hit the community with awareness that opioids are here." The POST program, which began last year, was piloted by the Fort Walton Beach Police Department in July before expanding ...