With more than half of veterans who participated in conflicts in the Middle East reporting they experience chronic pain, it's no surprise that many are prescribed opiates to help them manage their ...

Prescription drug overdose is the driver of death due to unintentional drug poisoning in Ohio, at a rate that increased by 366 percent from 2000 to 2012. The trend continues, unfortunately, and ...

The crackdown on illegal use of prescription painkillers in some parts of the country has fueled increased use of heroin -- a cheaper and more dangerous alternative -- among teens. Both the ...

Key research finding: Pharmacologists are working to help mitigate the detrimental side effects of opiates, including addiction, respiratory depression, constipation and alcohol use. Many ...

Recent data published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that those who use cannabis are more likely to be able to quit injectable opioids. The study was carried out by a team of Canadian ...

If you’re seeking opiate addiction recovery, you’ve almost certainly considered solutions like therapy and medication. Suboxone, Subutex, and Methadone are common treatments that are used in medical ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Shocking stats were read off at the Franklin County Opiate Crisis Summit on Wednesday. Two people die every day due to the opiate epidemic according to the Franklin County Coroner’s ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People affected by opiate addiction have a new place to turn to in West Michigan. Members of the newly-formed Grand Rapids chapter of Families Against Narcotics (FAN) will ...

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Key research finding: Pharmacologists are working to help mitigate the detrimental side effects of opiates, including addiction, respiratory depression, constipation and alcohol use. Many ...