One of the greatest revolutions in the field of pain medication was the isolation of morphine from the opium poppy in the ...

By putting a carbon atom in place of a core oxygen, chemists constructed an opioid that blocks pain with less respiratory ...

Morphine is a potent opioid medicine utilized for the management of moderate to severe pain, particularly in palliative care, ...

Talking to your doctor about pain management before surgery could make opioid addiction less likely, as a new study says that certain surgeries raise the chances of long-term opioid use, an ...

A breakthrough drug from Duke University, SBI-810, promises strong pain relief without the pitfalls of opioids. Unlike traditional painkillers that trigger multiple brain pathways—and often ...

The settlements that have come out of opioid lawsuits should be going to communities affected most. This isn’t what’s happening for Black communities ...

Inhibiting a protein isoform in the spinal cord alongside morphine improves the opioid’s pain-relieving properties without increasing unwanted side effects.

Prescription opioid abuse and its downstream effects have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved a step closer to providing help to ...

A team of researchers, including four from UC Berkeley, developed a new painkiller compound that is less addictive and less ...

WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and ...

Opioids, depression and drug prices: 8 readers share the health crises on their minds The opioid epidemic, obesity, federal employee suicide and depression rates, and drug prices are on our ...

The number of Americans using illicit opioids, including fentanyl, is 20 times higher than previously estimated, according to a study published by the RAND Corp. and the University of Southern ...