Addiction

Physicians who received non-research opioid-related payments from the pharmaceutical industry in 2014 had 9.3% more opioid claims in 2015 than physicians who did not.

After 3 months, half of the patients reported no substance abuse, while the number of patients using drop to 2 (10%).

The therapy regimen is tolerable, safe, and effective for patients attempting to detoxify for an extended opioid agonist treatment.

Those who frequently use illicit drugs in public places were more likely to witness overdoses, and thus should be targeted for naloxone treatment training.

The Global Burden of Disease study found that US mortality has improved since 1990 — but has been caused by worse health measures.

The long-acting, single-dose nerve block can now be used for popularizing procedures such as total shoulder arthroplasty or rotator cuff repair.

Researchers observed that prescribing rates were cut by about 6% in at-risk populations from states with legalization laws in place.

A study has shown that those who underestimated their prescription rates decreased opioid prescriptions by 2.2 patients more over the next 12 months after being notified of their data.

A CDC analysis found that overall drug overdose death rates increased by 21.5%, but those involving synthetic opioids more than doubled.

A new study found that NAS rates have increased 433% from 2004 to 2014.

If approved, NTX-011 may help combat the nationwide opioid epidemic.

The president's remarks in New Hampshire Monday called for judicial action and a law enforcement-centric approach to the opioid epidemic.

Non-opioids fared better for patients with chronic back pain, or hip or knee osteoarthritic pain, in a 12-month study.

In addition to the outbreak, kratom is expected to have a similar risk of addiction, abuse and death as an opioid, the agency announced earlier this month.

Rare Disease Report sat down with acute intermittent porphyria patient Nichol Kirby who was diagnosed in 2015 and accused of being a drug seeker looking to feed an opioid addiction.

FDA sends response letter requesting studies to assess abuse-deterrent properties of oxycodone extended release.

The reSET app is the first mobile medical application to treat substance use disorders.

The opioid-induced deficiency worsens quality of life and body composition.

Study shows that reducing the amount of opioids doesn't result in more pain.

When invited guests at holiday gatherings include those struggling with substance abuse, what's a host or hostess to do?

Patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) may benefit from a new drug, plecanatide, making its way through the approval pipeline.

By a wide margin, Colorado voters approved a measure to legalize physician-assisted suicide.

For 30 years, an outreach group in Oakland, CA has been winning the confidence of prostitutes as the first step in helping them be healthy and HIV-free. California Prostitutes Education Project representatives offered tips in a workshop.

Oxycodone is one opioid option for patients with chronic pain and other conditions. The drug, however, has not been extensively studied in older patients.

A recent study published in The Journal of Pain looked at the effect of marijuana treatment on neuropathic pain.