University of Florida scientists have helped identify a novel drug compound that selectively activates pain-altering receptors in the body, offering a potentially safer alternative to conventional ...

A former Chief Psychiatrist, Prof. J.B. Asare, has raised concern about the alarming abuse of opioids among the youth, saying ...

First responders in New Hampshire said Manchester and Nashua are seeing a decrease in the number of suspected opioid overdose ...

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that acts via an immune cell and points toward a different way of treating chronic ...

The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and ...

The animal tranquilizers xylazine and medetomidine are in approximately one-third of the illegal opioids available in the U.S ...

Purple flags, representing the nearly 300 Mecklenburg County residents who died of opioid overdose in 2023, fluttered in the ...

What do creativity and social bonds have to do with one another? The brain opioid theory helps us understand how creativity ...

Cannabis is one of the most widely used products in medicine to combat the effects of pain in humans. Many experts often recommend its use for therapeutic purposes, although it is ...

Over 12,500 Utah lives have been saved by the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone since 2014. A lot of that is thanks to ...

The safer opioid supply policy and decriminalization of possession did not ease the opioid crisis in British Columbia, Canada; opioid overdoses increased after each policy was implemented.

The publicly-available supply box also contains information on addiction resources throughout the Jackson community.