Opioids are often used to treat pain, especially after surgery or injury. But past research shows opioids can weaken the ...

A new UGA study suggests opioid use may weaken the immune system by altering gut bacteria, leaving patients more vulnerable ...

Medication use for opioid use disorder has increased but remains low, and methadone and buprenorphine are linked to reduced risk for opioid overdose, a new study shows.

Opioid dose and frequency were not associated with severity of noncancer pain in individuals receiving opioids.

Bodily waste and other stuff that gets flushed down the toilet is no secret. In fact, it’s become public information. Under a new pilot program, human excrement is being tested, recorded and studied ...

Mayor Jon Mitchell awarded $500,000 in grant funds to six local organizations working to address opioid misuse in Greater New ...

The use of narcotics among teenagers reached an all-time low this year, according to new survey data from the National Institutes of Health published Tuesday, marking a key development in the opioid ...

Women who use opioids for childbirth have an increased odds of continued use postpartum, underscoring the need for better ...

New research from the University of Georgia suggests that opioid use could make patients more vulnerable to infections.

A federally funded study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) is adding more evidence that marijuana can serve ...

Tennessee will receive more than $1.2 billion in opioid settlement funds. Experts fear the money isn’t reaching people who ...

More than half the people in jail or prison in the U.S. have been diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). By law, ...