The suzetrigine, which only acts on pain neurons, is the first innovation in analgesia in the last 20 years. "It stands out ...

The percentage of patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder in federally qualified health centers increased from 2017 to 2023.

Poor sleep and addiction go hand in hand − understanding how could lead to new treatments for opioid use disorder ...

Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...

The nonaddictive painkiller suzetrigine (Journavx) is as effective for acute pain as a common opioid treatment ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

In India opiate use is three times the global average, and 'de-addiction' services are rapidly expanding across the country. Yet very little qualitative information is available on the treatment, ...

The drugs were extremely successful commercially, but opioid addiction surged in subsequent decades. Nationwide, opioid overdoses have been linked to about 80,000 deaths per year in recent years ...

At the Newton-based Mirror, opioid settlement funds were used to expand the exact services used to help Hoppock. Medications for addiction treatment, or MAT, are becoming the standard in the ...

The plan is intended to support Biddeford residents affected by the opioid crisis ... we can get people into a wider variety of treatment supports and recovery residences.” ...