Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also ...

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

Adults with chronic pain who participated in New York State's (NYS) Medical Cannabis Program were significantly less likely ...

For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...