Researchers find an over-the-counter combo is more effective for wisdom tooth extraction pain. A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth ...

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

A study has shown that unlike opioids like morphine, the experimental painkiller does not cause tolerance, meaning you don't ...

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...

Collage with hand reaching for methadone dose, hand holding pill, Suboxone strip, and person holding prescription bottle. Despite more options to treat opioid use disorder, uneven access to effective ...

Opioid medications offer people relief from debilitating pain, but these drugs come with dangers: the risk for addiction, miserable withdrawal symptoms and the potential for fatal overdose. In a study ...

Drug deaths are finally falling—but the cause may be far outside of U.S. policy makers’ control.

Editor’s Note (1/31/25): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the novel nonopioid medication suzetrigine for acute pain. That pain ranges from moderate to severe. The drug was tested in ...

Texas A&M University Health Science Center in Bryan established a multidisciplinary opioid task force that aims to “reduce the burdens of opioid addiction, misuse and overdose on individuals, families ...

Now, with the rise of prescription painkillers, the introduction of extremely potent synthetic opioids and the resurgence of heroin, the nation is locked in an ongoing overdose epidemic some have ...

Medications have become our go-to treatments for opioid addiction. Though life-saving, their downsides are underappreciated but should be considered in making treatment decisions.