Only a tiny percentage of people addicted to alcohol or drugs take medication for it. Why not? It's complicated, but the ...

More than 5 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, a physical addiction entwined with America’s health, ...

AA or therapy have increased the doubts about ... are with OUDs when patients are given the long-acting and safe replacement opioid: Methadone, itself a narcotic. THE BASICS What Is Addiction?

“Locally, we’ve seen a decrease in overdose deaths and a lot of that is related to improved access to medications,” said Caitlyn McClure, clinical director at Northern Illinois Recovery, which focuses ...

I have been seeking recovery from alcohol, heroin and pharmaceutical opioid use disorders since late 2013. The treatment system is fraught with barriers, especially so if you’re ...

But the opioid crisis in the U.S. has led doctors ... One newly popular treatment is called pain reprocessing therapy, which takes a behavioral approach to eliminating pain. Here at our medical ...

South San Francisco, CA, January 30, 2025 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, has awarded nearly ...

Maite Rodriguez and her husband gave their sick 6-year-old daughter a lifeline when their conceived a second child via IVF ...

Submitted Photo Mitragyna speciosa or kratom is commonly taken in capsules or as powder mixed with drinks by individuals seeking to alleviate pain and to mitigate opioid-related withdrawal ...

Current treatments, like intravenous enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), have limited ability to cross ... If approved in 2025, Vertex’s first-in-class drug candidate could offer a non-opioid ...