September 12, 2012 — A centralized prescription network that gives real-time access to data on filled prescriptions for individual patients can reduce inappropriately filled prescriptions for opioids ...

Treatment for opioid addiction with medications is considered the first step in recovery from this life-threatening illness.

A new Scientific Statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights research gaps associated with the negative effects of opioid use on the endocrine system. The use and misuse of opioids ...

Feeling good doesn't just lift our mood—it also helps us stay flexible and resilient. A new study by an international team of neuroscientists shows that natural brain opioids released after rewards ...

After Maryland became one of the top five states for opioid-related deaths in 2017, Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Health System created a formula to measure opioid overprescribing within its EHR system ...

The morphinelike compound McDougall refers to is known as endomorphin 1, and his team studied whether peripheral administration of this endogenous ¿-opioid peptide could reduce knee joint pain.

A new imaging study showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain's opioid system. A new imaging study by the Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that listening to favorite ...

A rare opportunity exists for hospital leaders to rethink their role in addressing the opioid crisis. Billions of dollars from opioid ...

There is a time for everything. Now is the time for the Department of Veterans Affairs to go opioid-free. When I first began practicing medicine at the VA, it was common to “prescribe” alcoholic ...

Of $579.9 million awarded to Baltimore in opioid settlements, $392.5 million has been received by the city, with nearly 40% ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The opioids fentanyl and oxycodone, along with alcohol, were in Tyler Skaggs' system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report that was released Friday, nearly two ...