But once the patient regains consciousness, the person immediately starts the debilitating symptoms of opioid withdrawal — a problem paramedics aren't legally able to address on the scene ...

More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...

For patients with psychiatric conditions from addiction to mood disorders such as depression, disrupted sleep can often ...

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Brenda Louw recently served as editor of a new book to help speech-language ...

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway has introduced a bill requiring medical first responders to carry buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms. Conway explains that ...

The Scott County Detention Center is taking the lead by implementing neuro-electrode treatment for inmates. It's being called ...

Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...