The problems with pain medications are not new ones. The epidemic that many talk about in terms of opioid addiction is real. Many states in response to this problem have created new guidelines and ...

April 23, 2012 (Atlanta, GA) — Methadone and buprenorphine are viable analgesic treatment options for patients with chronic pain and comorbid opioid addiction. However, when it comes to safety, ...

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Kaitlyn Bristowe candidly recalled becoming “a little addicted” to her pain medication after undergoing breast augmentation surgery earlier this year. The “Bachelor” alum shared the confession to her ...

A new and potentially safer opioid has been tested in lab rats, and the results suggest it relieves pain with a lower risk of ...

Shaq admits he was addicted to pain medication throughout his career: "Instead of one, I would take three" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Shaquille O'Neal may have played a lot like ...

(UPDATED) Last week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to impose stricter controls on prescriptions for drugs like Vicodin, which contain the opioid pain reliever hydrocodone.

The Connecticut Medical Examining Board has revoked the license of Gerson M. Sternstein, MD, an addiction psychiatrist in Berlin, Conn., for overprescribing pain medications, according to a Hartford ...

The search for a safer opioid has followed pain medicine for decades. Doctors still need strong drugs for surgery, major ...

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In my years as a nurse working in a drug detox unit, I’ve witnessed both the crushing grip of addiction and the grueling journey of recovery. I’ve held patients’ hands through the agony of withdrawal, ...

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that quiets pain at its source in the brain—without the addictive risks of opioids. Using AI to map how pain is processed, they created a targeted “off ...