Acupuncture significantly lowers methadone doses for people undergoing treatment for opioid use disorder, while restoring antiviral immune responses and rebalancing gut microbiota and metabolism. This ...

Long-term prescriptions for opioids after surgery have decreased in the Military Health System, a new study found. (Toby Talbot/AP) Researchers have found “significant reductions” in the use of ...

Women with endometriosis are more likely to use opioids for a prolonged period and to use benzodiazepines concomitantly compared to women who do not have endometriosis, a study shows. "Our findings ...

New research challenges fears about stopping long-term prescription opioid use, uncovering no associated rise in suicide risk and a sharp drop in overdose death. The findings offer reassurance for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Opioid-related deaths with GI complications increased by 218.6% between 2010 and 2020. Men and people living in ...

The Food and Drug Administration is attempting to put a spotlight on the potential risks associated with prolonged use of opioid pain medications by mandating changes to the way those products are ...

PHOENIX, Arizona — More than 50% of veterans who receive opioids go on to use the pain medications chronically, according to a new study of data on nearly 1 million veterans who receive opioids. This ...

EDINA, Minn., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nura Pain Clinics, a subsidiary of the Capitol Pain family of practices and the Twin Cities' foremost multidisciplinary pain management clinic, announces ...

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released an opioid stewardship toolkit to help providers reduce the amount of unnecessarily prescribed opioids to lessen the risk of ...