New Research Examines at Link Between DNA and Opioid Addiction Bentley University and Gravity Diagnostics have entered into a partnership to conduct research into whether a person’s DNA can...
Brain Cell Changes Linked to Opiate Addiction, Narcolepsy UCLA researchers have made two discoveries that provide new information on chemical messengers in the brain regulating addiction and sleep. One...
Increase Insurance Coverage for Addiction to Lower Risk of Opioid Deaths Patients who are living with an opioid addiction and want to get help shouldn’t be denied access to...
FDA Approves Two Generic Medications for Opioid Dependence Treatment Mylan Technologies Inc. and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA have received the go-ahead to market buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film. These...
What is the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale? Everyone’s experience with addiction is different. Likewise, everyone’s path toward recovery is unique. When it comes to overcoming an addiction to opiates,...
The current opioid crisis is responsible for producing a new epidemic among teens and young adults. It’s a potentially-fatal bacterial heart infection called endocarditis. This condition is most commonly...
Legislators and other policy makers throughout the country continue their efforts to combat the drug epidemic in America, especially with regards to heroin and other opiates. For example, lawmakers...
There continues to be a high demand for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. To date, however, states like Ohio only haveabout two percent of doctors that have completed...
For a number of patients, their first introduction to opioid pain medications occurs when they seek treatment in an Emergency Room (ER). Since doctors have more than one option...