A sweeping review of previous research suggests commonly prescribed opioids often provide only modest pain relief and may increase side effect risk.

Older people with chronic pain expressed views about opioid use that often sharply differed from those of primary care doctors, an interview-based study indicated. When asked about the risks ...

Every opioid-related death represents a missed opportunity for prevention. In this review, we focus on prescriber strategies for overdose prevention in three groups of patients: those who have not ...

The United States’ opioid crisis has entered a “fourth wave” driven by psychostimulant involvement. In this country, 2.1 million to 5.0 million individuals have an opioid use disorder (OUD) ...

When you are in the early stage of recovery from opioid use disorder or dependence, there’s a 90% chance that you will experience post-acute withdrawal syndrome, or PAWS. Knowing what to expect and ...