Exposure to stress triggers hormonal and behavioral responses. It has been shown that the endogenous opioid system plays a role in some physiological reactions to stress. The opioid system was ...

TPD’s opioid deflection program is a six-month pilot in two patrol divisions that will give opioid addicts the ability to be quickly placed into treatment with no risk of jail.

The problem with opioids. Opioids have been used as painkillers for centuries, but the tendency for addiction and dependency led to restrictions being placed on their use in the early 1900s in the US.

Doctor Convicted In Extensive Opioid And Healthcare Fraud Scheme, Faces Prison. India-West Staff Reporter. BENSALEM, PA – Dr. Neil K. Anand, a 48-year-old Pennsylvania physician, faces a ...

The hope is that a new generation of non-opioid analgesics will become available to treat both acute and chronic pain and have a reduced risk of addiction. In 2023, more than 100,000 lives were ...

Opioid crisis renews focus on expanding access to methadone treatment. While the numbers are finally starting to decline, more than 74,000 Americans are still dying every year from opioid overdoses.