The Stop Heroin from Killing Committee will host its 11th annual Opiate Symposium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Feb. 26 ...

Undergoing major surgery can be a daunting experience, and managing postoperative pain effectively is crucial for a smooth recovery. Opiates are commonly prescribed to alleviate severe pain following ...

Concerns have been growing for years about the number of people in the U.S. taking powerful, and highly addictive, opioid prescription painkillers. Now a new report adds to that concern by ...

A study published in the British Medical Journal by researchers at Yale University and the University of California, Davis, reveals a connection between prevalence of cannabis dispensaries and a drop ...

In the U.S., nearly two million people abuse prescription opioid painkillers. For many, an initial prescription to treat pain leads to a dangerous dependence and misuse that contributes to around ...

A glaring shortcoming has been highlighted in US healthcare system after the death of former child actor Blake Garrett at 33. Best known for his role in How to Eat ...

Neuroscientists have made a remarkable new discovery revealing the underlying molecular process by which opiate addiction develops in the brain. Opiate addiction is largely controlled by the formation ...

Twenty-four percent of US adolescent treatment centers do not use a “lifesaving” medication. An article appeared today in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Treatments Used Among ...

BOSTON -- America's heroin problem is getting worse. A new report from the Center for Disease Control says that in just six years heroin use has risen 150 percent to more than a half-million Americans ...

Frank Blazquez, "The Gallegos Twins from Belen, NM" (2019) (all images courtesy the artist) SANTA FE, NM — For New Mexico-based self-taught artist Frank Blazquez, his portrait photography, mixed-media ...