An early warning system to spot synthetic opioids and other drugs is being developed by ministers, in an attempt to prevent a US-style fentanyl crisis. It will test waste water and spikes of overdoses ...

Listening to a favorite song can trigger a profound emotional response that rivals the feelings produced by biological ...

We can’t solve what we can’t measure, so let’s use opioid abatement funds to help. Comprehensive toxicology would let us ...

A clinical trial of an experimental drug for treatment-resistant major depression finds that modulation of the endogenous opioid system may improve the effectiveness of drugs that target the action of ...

After Maryland became one of the top five states for opioid-related deaths in 2017, Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Health System created a formula to measure opioid overprescribing within its EHR system ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Unity Health Toronto shows ...

Pain. Our least favorite thing. However, pain plays a vital role in our survival. It tells us when we’ve suffered an injury somewhere in the body, and it’s a warning to avoid certain situations or ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The opioids fentanyl and oxycodone, along with alcohol, were in Tyler Skaggs' system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report that was released Friday, nearly two ...

Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ...