• Marijuana-Derived Compounds Could Reverse Opioid Overdoses, Researchers Report

• COVID Lockdown Did Not Lead to a Rush on Opioid Prescriptions, New York Study Finds

• Outpatient Visits Are Critical to Success of Treating Opioid-Use Disorder, Researchers Find

• Opioid Addiction Treatment Disparities Could Worsen If Phone Telehealth Option Ends, Study Suggests

• Lack of Naloxone Led to Increased Overdose Deaths in Rural Pennsylvania, Study Finds

• Cooling Away the Pain: Researchers Develop Bioresorbable, Implantable Device to Block Pain Signals from Peripheral Nerves

• Increased Use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Reduced Risk of Overdose

• Study Reveals Fentanyl's Effects on the Brain

• Study: Has Prescription Monitoring Curbed the Opioid Epidemic?

• Meth Use Drives Overdose Epidemic in Rural U.S. Communities, Study Finds

• Declines in Opioid Prescriptions for U.S. Patients With Cancer and Non-Cancer Pain, Study Shows

• Coming Wave of Opioid Overdoses 'will Be Worse Than It's Ever Been Before'

• Researchers Determine the Complex Structure of the Receptors Related to the Addictive Effects of Opioids

• Scientists Develop a New Non-Opioid Pain Killer With Fewer Side Effects

• Scientists Reveal Genetic Architecture Underlying Alcohol, Cigarette Abuse

• Nonopioid Pain Prescriptions Increased After 2016 CDC Guideline, Study Finds

• Study Provides Evidence of Link Between Opioid Use Disorder, Chronic Pain

• Mouse Study Links Changes in Microbiome to Prenatal Opioid Exposure
• Opioid Prescriptions Significantly Higher for Patients With Lifelong Disabilities, Study Finds

• New Study Sheds Light on Why Opioids Can Cause Gastrointestinal Problems

• New Guidance for Cancer Pain and Opioid Use Disorder or Opioid Misuse
• Winning by Default: Tonsillectomy Study Shows Power of Pre-Set Opioid Rx Size

• Opioid Use Disorder: Flexible Treatment at Home Proves Effective

• Opioid Analgesic Fentanyl May Cause Autism-Like Behavior in Young Mice, Study Finds

• Increased Overdose and Mental Health Risks Persist Two Years After Opioid Dose Reduction

• Removing Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Shows Success During Pandemic

• Electrical Pulses to the Back of the Neck Found to Restore Breathing After Opioid Drug Use

• Chemists Synthesize Psychotropic Compound from Rainforest Tree
• Treatment Minimizes Infants' Opioid-Related Brain Abnormalities

• Opioid Use Disorder: Medication That Lowers Risk of Overdose Underused

• Program Issuing Mailed Kits Doubles Rate of Leftover Opioids Disposal

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Use -- And How It Contributes to Overdose Risk

• Opioid-Related Deaths Affecting More Younger Adults, Study Finds

• Disasters Could Disrupt Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Most Vulnerable Communities

• Management Researchers Prescribe Possible Remedy in Opioid Misuse

• 高压氧治疗显示了阿片类的承诺Addiction Treatment

• Opioid Prescriptions for Pediatric Patients Following Surgical Procedures Have Dropped Significantly

• Global Disparities Persist in Opioid Painkiller Access

• Therapy Can Support Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

• Blood Pressure Medications Impact Brain Function

• Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care, According to New Research

• Removing Brain Cells Linked to Wakefulness and Addiction May Lessen Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal

• Older Adult Opioid Overdose Death Rates on the Rise

• Improving Medication Treatment Leads to Dramatic Gains in Emergency Department Care for Opioid Use Disorder

• Pain and Anxiety Impact Breathing on a Cellular Level

• Search for Safer Pain Relief Advances With New Compounds

• Lab Mimics Molecule Found in Poppies

• Compound Provides Innovative Pain Relief

• Brain Reveals the Risk for Developing Obesity

• For Knee Replacement Patients, Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Chronic Opioid Use

• Study Could Pave Way for Creating Safer Opioids

• Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky

• Increase in Fatal Opioid Overdoses After Hospital Discharge

• 'Think Twice' Campaign Could Reduce Risk of UK Opioid Epidemic

• New Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Opioids May Cure That 'bad Gut Feeling'

• Study Identifies Mechanism by Which Nicotine Withdrawal Increases Junk Food Consumption

• Do Doctors Treat Pain Differently Based on Their Patients’ Race?

• Researchers Unlock the Key That Could Lead to the Development of Non-Opioid Painkillers to Treat Chronic Pain

• Researchers Discover Connection Between Brain’s Opioid System and Eating Behavior

• At Least 80% of Opioid Overdoses Aren’t Fatal, but How Do They Affect the Brain?

• Potentially Safer Approach to Opioid Drug Development

• Steep Rise in Cardiac Arrests Associated With Opioid Use

• Half of Pediatric Opioid Prescriptions Are 'high Risk'
• Experts Urge Caution, Increased Education About Opioid Use for People With Heart Disease

• Vitamin D Reduces the Need for Opioids in Palliative Cancer

• Is Reducing Opioids for Pain Patients Linked to Higher Rates of Overdose and Mental Health Crisis?

• Emergency Department Visits Related to Opioid Overdoses Up Significantly During COVID-19 Pandemic

• 'Unexciting' An Anxious Brain: Novel Drug Reduces Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice

• Childhood Trauma Can Make People Like Morphine More

• New Study Further Advances the Treatment of Chronic Pain

• Novel CBD Analog Shows Promising Pain-Halting Effects in Mice

• Two Novel Biobanks Offer Investigatory Targets for Cocaine and Oxycodone Addiction

• Body's Natural Pain Killers Can Be Enhanced

• 'Pain Is Always a Perception': Physical Therapy Can Help Prevent, Treat Opioid Use Disorder

• Research Reveals Why Redheads May Have Different Pain Thresholds

• Targeted Opioid That Hones in on Inflamed Tissues Stops Colitis Pain Without Side Effects

• Sharp Reductions in Costs of Producing Cannabis, Fentanyl Likely to Spur Widespread Changes in Use, Dependence

• Frustration Is an Additional Factor of Addiction

• Seasonal Variation in Daylight Influences Brain Function

• New Hope for Treating Chronic Pain Without Opioids

• Lipid Epoxides Target Pain, Inflammatory Pathways in Neurons

• Experimental Vaccine Blunts the Deadliest of Synthetic Opioids

• Legal Cannabis Stores Linked to Fewer Opioid Deaths in the United States
• Pain Patients Who Take Opioids Can't Get in the Door at Over Half of Primary Care Clinics

• Modified Pain Management Strategy Reduces Opioid Exposure to Trauma Patients

• Artificial Intelligence-Based Tool May Help Diagnose Opioid Addiction Earlier

• Researchers Light-Up Mouse Brain, Revealing Previously Hidden Areas Susceptible to Opioids

• Cannabis Use Appears to Encourage, Not Replace, Non-Medical Opioid Use

• Pain Relief Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread

• New Study Highlights Success of a Mobile Clinical and Outreach Van in Helping People on the Street With Opioid Addiction

• Richmond Emergency Room Experienced a Surge in Opioid Overdoses During Pandemic

• Potent Drug Supply Drop, Not Domestic Drug Policies, Likely Behind 2018 OD Death Downturn

• Virtual Reality Trains Public to Reverse Opioid Overdoses
• Substance Use Disorders Linked to COVID-19 Susceptibility

• Pain Tolerance Among Cannabis Users

• Look Beyond Opioids to Solve National Substance Use Epidemic

• Placenta Can Indicate How Body Responds to Opioids During Pregnancy

• Opioid Use Linked to Pregnancy Loss, Lower Chance of Conception, Study Suggests

• Chatbots Delivering Psychotherapy Help Decrease Opioid Use After Surgery
• Opioid Use Can Trigger Deafness