Addiction

US doctors who receive direct payments from opioid manufacturers tend to prescribe more opioids than doctors who receive no such payments, according to new research published by Addiction. The report found that the association between…

Young adults who use drugs find fentanyl test strips useful, residue testing more convenient and testing at home more private, a Brown study foundCredit: Stephen Crocker/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid…

Brief, text-based, self-administered exercises can significantly increase in-the-moment happiness for adults recovering from substance use disorders, report researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Recovery Research…

Many individuals cite prescription opioids as their gateway to illicit opioid use. However, while prescription opioids are involved in more than one-third of all opioid overdose deaths in the U.S., examining any correlation between…

New data from Emory, UAlbany, and CDC show nine states make up more than 50 percent of Hepatitis C infectionsCredit: HepVu.org ATLANTA, Jan. 16, 2019 - Today, HepVu launched new interactive maps visualizing state-level estimates of people…

NIH-funded study sheds new light on brain circuits related to affective and social dysfunction A new study in rodents has shown that the brain's cerebellum--known to play a role in motor coordination--also helps control the brain's reward…

A recent study of 5.9 million individuals has provided the largest and most comprehensive study of comorbidity - the development of two or more mental disorders - to date.Credit: Niels Bohr Professorship and Queensland Brain Institute…

The number of Americans taking a dangerous combination of opioids along with drugs commonly prescribed for pain, insomnia and anxiety 'is alarming,' says study's author The number of Americans taking a dangerous combination of both opioids…

Early detection important in preventing anxiety disorders, risk of drug abuse, suicide later in lifeCredit: Joshua Brown Anxiety and depression are surprisingly common among young children - as many as one in five kids suffer from one of…

Patients only took less than 5 percent of prescribed amount, and one in five did not take any opioid medication to manage pain Opioid drugs prescribed to children for pain relief after a typical pediatric orthopaedic procedure may be…