Preoperative screening for substance use and mental health disorders could reduce the risk of new persistent opioid use in ...

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most ...

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most stop using these drugs as they heal, a considerable number of "opioid-naïve" ...

When patterns of opioid use cause significant distress or impairment, you may be experiencing opioid use disorder. While anyone who uses opioids can develop this condition, certain risk factors ...

New Orleans, Louisiana — Opioid analgesic conversion guidelines from professional societies and federal or state governments are inconsistent, and the sources for these recommendations are riddled ...

A group of academics, bureaucrats and self-appointed addiction experts put their collective heads together and their collective noses where they didn't belong. They produced the 2016 Guideline for ...

8 On Your Side reporter Susan Shapiro takes a closer look at the risk factors for opioid abuse and talks to a recovering addict about what led him to heroin. SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, Pa. — 8 On Your Side ...

An existing drug currently used to treat glaucoma, altitude sickness, and seizures may also have the potential to prevent ...

Because pain is commonly associated with cancer, clinical questions understandably arise: Are patients with cancer especially at risk for opioid dependence or misuse? Can related risk factors be ...