the alarming rise in overdose deaths linked to the dangerous combination of opioids and stimulants. A recent report sheds light on a grim reality, revealing that the complexity of substance use in ...

As Georgia navigates a widespread opioid addiction crisis, researchers in Kennesaw State University's Wellstar School of Nursing (WSON) are leveraging a $1.2 million grant to train budding nurses ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric ...

The number of quit attempts varies by substance, with opioids and pain medication requiring significantly more attempts than all other substances. Hallucinogens are less challenging to quit ...

The introduction of suzetrigine, a NaV1.8 inhibitor, is particularly promising because of its potential to address acute pain without relying on opioids. This medication’s novel mechanism and ...

Kratom has stimulant properties, making you feel more awake and alert, and it also has properties of opioids, Jamie Alan, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State ...

U.S.-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has secured approval from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for its long-awaited non-opioid painkiller. The approval of the company’s oral non ...

The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids ...

One 2019 study found that half of all Canadians dying of overdose had both stimulants and opioids in their systems and that B.C. harm reduction sites report more stimulant use than opioid use.