Brain cells (magenta) in the reward center of a rat’s brain release dopamine in response to opioids. According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain ...
While opioids are incredibly powerful pain management tools, they can also be highly addictive. Since 2013, the rate of deaths from an overdose due to synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, has steadily ...
University of Maryland School of Medicine studies whether use of opioids is necessary to manage pain
OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN THIS COUNTRY DESTROYS MILLIONS OF LIVES. AND EXPERTS KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES THE ADDICTION STARTS AFTER OPIOIDS ARE PRESCRIBED FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER SURGERY. RESEARCHERS AT THE ...
A new study published in the journal Neuron provides evidence that biological sex differences in brain function and hormone levels may help explain why men are more likely than women to misuse opioids ...
A large review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain has found these medicines provide only small, short-term ...
Alternatives to opioids are desperately needed to better treat moderate to severe acute pain, but to date, we’ve seen few ...
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