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, ...

• Sixty percent said that chronic pain tends to be dismissed by doctors and the public. • Fifty-four percent said that doctors are not discussing the possibility of developing dependence or addiction ...

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 ...

Between four and 10 million people in the U.S. have fibromyalgia. Many doctors look askance at the disorder, leading some ...

A new study finds chronic pain patients show a high prevalence of addiction to prescription pain medications, according to a news release by Geisinger Health System. The study by Geisinger researchers ...

Orlando Health, one of the region’s largest health systems, announced the expansion of its “opioid navigator” program in certain local hospitals, which helps connect people who end up in the ER for ...

A non-intoxicating compound in cannabis could offer a breakthrough treatment for alcohol use disorder. New research shows CBD ...

With the opioid epidemic reaching into every corner of the U.S., more people are talking about addiction as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing. For researcher A. Thomas McLellan, who has ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks responsible for creative thinking. The findings indicate that the brains ...

Pathroot began in addiction treatment. We built a practical, tech-enabled platform that supports families at home with clear education, structured communication, and timely guidance.” — Carolyn ...

It was Christmas Day in London about 15 years ago. Three young people haunted by their own drug abuse sat around a Christmas table eating a traditional turkey dinner. As the three desperately tried to ...