More good news in the battle against opioid addiction. Scientists have reopened research into a class of opioids that were ...

Is there a safe opioid? Scientists discovered DFNZ, a high-potency nitazene that relieves pain without the risk of overdose ...

National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a compound called N-desethyl-fluornitrazene, or DFNZ, that ...

Using a long-abandoned class of opioids as their starting point, scientists have discovered an opioid painkiller that doesn't ...

Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but it's expensive. Reading time 2 minutes To treat acute pain, doctors in the U ...

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that quiets pain at its source in the brain—without the addictive risks of opioids. Using AI to map how pain is processed, they created a targeted “off ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 OxyContin ...

Researchers have developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn't affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential. The custom-designed molecule, derived ...

With the rise of obesity drugs a pair of Penn State researchers set out to answer a question: could drugs aimed at weight loss help battle opioid addiction? Researchers Dr. Patricia Grigson and Dr.

The clinics that control methadone are driving people out of treatment and back to a toxic supply of street drugs.

Via the Workit Health app, members can attend online appointments, connect with others in recovery, and receive prescriptions for medications to relieve the cravings and withdrawal symptoms that can ...

One year after the approval of Journavx (suzetrigine), a first-in-class non-opioid therapy for acute pain, the question ...