Addiction is not simply a chronic brain disease and considering it as such can limit treatment options and increase stigma, an extensive research review suggests. After decades of research, Professor ...

April 23, 2012 (Atlanta, GA) — Methadone and buprenorphine are viable analgesic treatment options for patients with chronic pain and comorbid opioid addiction. However, when it comes to safety, ...

Addiction is not simply a chronic brain disease and considering it as such can limit treatment options and increase stigma, an extensive research review suggests. After decades of research, Professor ...

More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain; among them, approximately 1 in 10 take prescription opioids regularly.

Last year, as I sat in attendance at the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Annual Conference, I was fidgeting in my chair. The unifying theme was stress, addiction, pain. The shadows of society. The ...

A modified form of Botox could give long-term pain relief to patients with chronic nerve injury pain, according to a new study. A team of scientists from the Universities of Sheffield, Reading and ...

July 11 (UPI) --While scientists have long noted a complex connection between a person's addiction to opiates, or "opioid use disorder," and chronic pain, the brain mechanisms linking the two have ...

Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) may be effective in the treatment of refractory chronic pain, early research suggests. Preliminary data from a retrospective chart review of patients with chronic pain showed ...

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid ...

Supporters will tell you that the herb kratom relieves pain, dampens depression, and counters anxiety. Scientists report it plays a role in treating chronic pain, and may cure addiction to opioid ...

Cortisol is a hot topic these days, and with good reason—experiencing high levels of the stress hormone can result in a range of not-so-fun symptoms, including acne, irritability, fatigue, weight gain ...

Addiction to alcohol or drugs increases the risk of suicide. People who abuse drugs or have an alcohol addiction are up to 14 times more likely to die by suicide than others. If you or a loved one has ...