How years of opioid use damage your gut — and so much more
This is not good.
CRISPR could be the end of opioid abuse
After success in mice, CRISPR could be used to treat chronic pain in the future.
Marijuana for pain: A scientist reveals how weed engages our natural opioid system
A neuropharmacology expert explains how marijuana can treat pain.
Understanding Natural Opioids Can Unlock Powerful New Pain Treatments
Scientists want to deliver pain relief without the dangerous side effects.
A simple computer game could help identify opioid users' relapse risk
This game works by identifying how likely someone is to accept unknown risks.
A wild fungus could help doctors produce a safer class of opioid drugs
"Microbes may be an untapped resource."
2 Factors Increase the Likelihood Your Doctor Will Prescribe Opioid Drugs
Doctors get worn out, just like the rest of us.
Medical Marijuana Study Reveals a Counterintuitive Link to Opioid Overdoses
"As scientists, when we find something that isn’t working, it’s our job to report it."
Opioids Safely Mixed With Cannabis Predict a Way Out of the Overdose Crisis
"The idea is that we can take advantage of both of their strengths and avoid their drawbacks."
Imodium: A Common Diarrhea Drug Is Being Abused by Opioid Users
It's a lot less harmless than doctors thought.
Opioid News: More Pets Are Getting Prescriptions Than Ever Before
Owners may be misusing their pets' prescriptions.
Opioid Researchers Reveal the Role of Teens in America's Overdose Crisis
"Millions of children and adolescents are now routinely exposed."
The CDC's Simple Go-To Strategy for Curbing Opioid Use May Backfire
It isn't as easy as simply prescribing less pills.
Why Marijuana May Be Key to Fighting the Opioid Crisis
It's only just beginning to be explored.
As Opioid Crisis Worsens, a Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Nears FDA Approval
Anesthesiologists have been known to become addicted to the drug.
Why Scientists Still Don't Know How Bad the US Opioid Crisis Actually Is
What drugs are opioids, anyway?
Ketamine's Newly Found Link to Opioids Complicates Its Healing Potential
A club drug's path to salvation might have hit a roadblock.
AG Sessions Blames Worsening Opioid Crisis on Chinese Fentanyl and Dark Web
"We will put you in jail. We will make you pay."
Methadone Helps Give Opioid Dependent Ex-Offenders a Second Chance at Life
"Recovery from addiction is something that everybody should expect."
Marijuana and Opioid Use Linked to Inability to Consider Future Behaviors
"Cannabis-related disruption of cognitive functioning extends to the capacity for episodic foresight."
What Is Kratom? How the Herbal Drug May Help Fight the Opioid Crisis
But a federal ban could stunt research.
This One Simple Trick Can Reduce Opioid Prescriptions
It's all about the power of suggestion.
Here's How America Let 70,000 Opioid-Related Deaths Go Unaccounted For
One four-digit code is potentially hiding thousands of opioid-overdose deaths.
Why SITSA Act Will Actually Move the Needle Backward on the Opioid Crisis
It's all been done.
Counties with Prolonged Opioid Use Also Strongly Support Trump, Data Shows
Scientific data has proven true a theory about the 2016 presidential election.
Kratom Could Be Illegal Before It Gets a Chance to Solve the Opioid Crisis
People swear by the "atypical opioid," so why hasn't it gone mainstream?
Congress Pledged $500M for New Plan to Fight the Opioid Crisis
The plan includes both treatment and prevention.
Doctors Paid by Big Pharma Write More Opioid Prescriptions, Study Finds
Innocent 'non-research' payments may not be so innocent after all.
Surgeon General Urges Opioid-Ravaged America: 'Get Naloxone. Save a Life.'
Officials want all Americans to be equipped to prevent opioid overdoses.
Marijuana Policy Researchers Offer Optimistic News About the Opioid Crisis
Legalization appears to have very positive effects.
