L.A. County halted sales of kratom products over concern about potential overdoses. Some say officials aren't considering how ...
The Kratom leaf is made up of several components, like 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), which stimulates the brain’s opioid receptors.
L.A. County banned sales of kratom products over concern about potential overdoses. But some say officials are not considering how the decision will affect the health of those who use it to alleviate ...
The device, which is cleared by the FDA for withdrawal mitigation from opioid use disorder, works by abating severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats, and the inability to keep food ...
Suboxone is now the standard of care in the U.S. for treating opioid addiction, but its downsides are often overlooked. RFK Jr. is right to emphasize full abstinence.
(THE CONVERSATION) Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more likely to stay in treatment. Those on 17 to 24 ...
The injectable buprenorphine will provide a much more stable basis for patients to begin their recovery from addiction to fentanyl and meth, for example, than pills taken multiple times a day, said ...
A 20-year-old Dublin man is in jail after being charged with arson in connection with a fire that damaged the deck of a home ...
The “Seven Nation Army” singer came under fire for his comments about songwriting that many took as a dig against one of pop’s biggest musicians, Taylor Swift.
"I knew someone who did a post doc study on her case. It was maybe 10 years after she was placed in the mental health unit. Apparently, they could medicate her out of her psychosis, but when they did, ...
Once used by vets to anesthetize elephants, carfentanil is now an extremely dangerous illicit drug often disguised as an oxycodone tablet—and it's 100 times stronger than fentanyl.
In a prison system rife with drugs, a new civil rights lawsuit accuses the Missouri DOC of punishing people for addiction, rather than treating it.