The Pennsylvania Medical Society is unveiling a new website today that will help patients know if they should be prescribed opioids, such as Vicodin, Percocet and Oxycodone. Called "Opioids for Pain: ...

Legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational use may lead to a decline in daily opioid use among people who inject ...

Legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational use may lead to a decline in daily opioid use among people who inject ...

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most ...

Treatment numbers rose over the 2010s as the opioid crisis became prominent and also included increases in buprenorphine, an easier to access medication ...

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most stop using these drugs as they heal, a considerable number of "opioid-naïve" ...

Undergoing major surgery can be a daunting experience, and managing postoperative pain effectively is crucial for a smooth recovery. Opiates are commonly prescribed to alleviate severe pain following ...

Is there an association between the use of cannabis and the nonmedical use of prescription opiates? This is an important question in light of the increasing legal availability of marijuana. Some ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

Tennessee opioid deaths dropped by more than 30% from November 2023 to 2024, but threats to Medicaid threaten to derail that progress.