At first glance, the dark green leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree look no more remarkable than mint leaves. They’re large (up to seven inches long and four inches wide), somewhat oval in shape, ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proniras Corporation (“Proniras”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of substance use and specialty ...

As a pharmacist for HCMC and Hennepin emergency services, Holly Drone has seen a lot. But when Drone described the pain of opiate withdrawal on patients, she turned to her clients’ and co-workers’ ...

Share on Pinterest CBD derivatives showed promise in supplementing the opioid overdose drug naloxone. Micky Wiswedel/Stocksy United Researchers are studying how specific components of cannabidiol (CBD ...

Among 100 adult patients with minimal-to-mild opioid withdrawal scores who were given a 24-mg dose of extended-release buprenorphine, only 10 people (10%, 95% CI 4.9% ...

Third-party research groups and organizations have validated a smartphone app called Reflex as a tool to help diagnose medical conditions like concussions and opiate withdrawal. Brightlamp CEO Kurtis ...

ENDING OPIOID DEPENDENCE. TOMMIE: DOCTORS IN HARFORD COUNTY HOPE THIS FDA CLEARED TREATMENT WILL MAKE THE PATH TO RECOVERY MORE ATTAINABLE. >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS FOR OPIATE RECOVERY IS OPIATE ...

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 ...

(AP) One Halloween night, in a blacked-out bedroom in Bangkok’s Chinatown, Steven Martin went into physical and mental free fall. High fever oscillated with shivering cold, gut-wrenching stomach pains ...

Afghanistan's drug trade is booming just two years after the U.S. military withdrew from the country, with opium sales tripling in 2022 alone. A new report from the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and ...