A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

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, ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and ...

Living with chronic pain is a challenge affecting millions of people daily. From back pain to arthritis, fibromyalgia to migraines, finding relief often requires a multifaceted approach. One of the ...

Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older ...

A new study finds chronic pain patients show a high prevalence of addiction to prescription pain medications, according to a news release by Geisinger Health System. The study by Geisinger researchers ...

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid ...

The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun ...

A new treatment might just be hope for many people living with chronic pain. In a recent preclinical study, researchers ...

A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

Widespread and unsupervised antacid and acid-suppressing drug use in India is being linked to kidney disease, heart rhythm ...