Researchers have found that key brain cells may be damaged in overdose, and OUD itself resembles near-drowning victims. Serial neurological evaluations and neurorehab could help.

A new Finnish research reveals how brain's opioids modulate responses towards other people's pain. Recent results obtained by researchers from Turku PET Centre and Aalto University have revealed how ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

A study has shown that unlike opioids like morphine, the experimental painkiller does not cause tolerance, meaning you don't ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that ...

The opioid epidemic is devastating America. Overdoses have passed car crashes and gun violence to become the leading cause of death for Americans under 55. The epidemic has killed more people than HIV ...

Fear and anxiety help defend us against harm, and are largely controlled via neural circuits of interconnected nerve cells and synaptic activity in the brain's amygdala that allow neurons to pass ...

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource that explains how opioid receptors function in the brain and why they play a central role in pain relief, ...

Opioids are quite potent drugs that relieve pain and produce feelings of euphoria, and should only be taken for short periods of time for acute pain, such as after an injury or surgery.

Dear Doctors: I am going to have a major abdominal surgery. My doctor says it is likely that I will be needing strong pain medications after. My question is about opioids: How long can you take them ...