Patient-reported outcome measures and clinical scales were ineffective in predicting responses to full-agonist opioids for chronic pain.

A "game-changer" jab to treat opioid dependence could ease pressure on health care services, outperforming other standard treatments, a new report involving University of Hertfordshire academics ...

In a randomized trial, both 100-mg and 300-mg monthly maintenance doses of extended-release buprenorphine improved opioid abstinence in patients with high-risk opioid use, with no new safety signals.

A secondary analysis of four trials found no significant benefit of adding behavioral therapy to the combination of buprenorphine and medical management for individuals with opioid use disorder in ...

Methadone is an opioid used in medical detox. Methadone maintenance (MMT) reduces the use of heroin and other opioids. Still, it is one of the most closely regulated medical treatments in the United ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say there are medications that can be safely used to help women with opioid use disorder. Nick Russell/EyeEm/Getty Images Opioid use during pregnancy can cause side ...

Methadone, an FDA-approved medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), works as a safer alternative to deadly street opioids like heroin and fentanyl. With its long half-life, methadone smoothens ...

However, the opioid pathway, a heavily studied physiologic pathway inextricably intertwined with behaviour and reward, rarely receives attention within psychiatric practice. Although the opioid system ...

The health district said the expanded hours will help increase access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.

Kennedy wants to create "wellness drug rehabilitation farms." But the U.S. tried it before, and it didn't work.