The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a self-reported questionnaire that doctors can use to assess a person’s potential risk of opioid use disorder before prescribing pain medication. This feature mentions ...

Individuals with opioid use disorder can get “stuck” in particular patterns of brain activity, a new Yale study finds. And this stickiness is more pronounced after they’ve seen images related to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An estimated 2.1 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, but only 1 in 5 patients have received medication to begin the road to recovery. Kate Richards is the ...

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As more Americans receive treatment for opioid-use disorder, that progress is increasingly showing up in the operating room, creating an urgent need to modernize how pain is managed during and after ...

The prevalence of use of medications for opioid use disorder increased from 2016 to 2022 among US adults undergoing surgery.

Excess drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common, not easily diagnosed, and often undertreated, with less than 15% of individuals with a lifetime diagnosis receiving any treatment. While ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Only 4.1% of Medicare beneficiaries received medication for opioid use disorder within 12 months of an overdose.

Pharmacology, prescribing requirements, and patient preference are crucial factors in choosing opioid agonist treatments.

Patients with opioid use disorder who received yoga as an adjuvant therapy experienced improved autonomic regulation and ...

This transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. Over the last few years, the state of ...

New research shows yoga helps individuals in rehab for opioid addiction recover more quickly and with decreased cravings, sleep problems, anxiety and pain.