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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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