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 ...

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 ...

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

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

NEW YORK- Purdue Pharma has won support from the attorneys general of 55 U.S. states and territories for its $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits against the drugmaker ...

The conflicting effects of stimulants and opioids can also exacerbate mental health issues. Users may experience heightened anxiety, depression and paranoia.

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 ...