A comprehensive review of 148 studies involving over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients has revealed alarming rates of opioid misuse. Conducted...

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 -- Interprofessional addiction consultation services significantly increase postdischarge medication for opioid use disorder...

A new study from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, has uncovered a significant link between cannabis use and an increased...

A new scientific review has revealed alarming rates of misuse and addiction among chronic pain patients who are treated with prescription opioid...

The animal tranquilizer xylazine is increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply nationwide, leading to severe wounds among people who use drugs....

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 -- Nearly 1 in every 10 chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioids winds up addicted to the painkillers at some...

Sustainable strategy can help reduce inappropriate intravenous (IV) and catheter use by more than a third, reports a new study. The findings of the

Three of Australia's top-selling utes use more diesel than estimated and produce more nitrogen oxide than allowed in lab tests, a new real-world test...

Researchers investigate the effects of stretching and meditation on nocturnal muscle cramps in patients with cirrhosis.

A new study, out now in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that details trends among psychiatric hospitalizations between 2015-2019 finds that while most...