Mar 26, 2019

By Nate Raymond and Mike Spector (Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company reached a $270 million settlem...

Nov 21, 2018

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Warning letters about products illegally marketed as treatments for opioid addiction, pain, and anxiety have been sent to two companies, the U.S. Food and ...

Sep 12, 2018

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have prompted state Medicaid programs to expand addiction treatment benefits in alternative benefit plans, according to ...

Sep 10, 2018

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin who some have blamed for the epidemic of opioid painkiller addictions, has patented a medicine aimed at curbing those d...

Nov 30, 2017

Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Soci...

Jun 29, 2017

The following is an excerpt from a complete guide published by Comparitech. “Internet Addiction” is a growing problem. As more individuals gain internet access every year, the number of peopl...

Mar 28, 2017

In a study published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, the researchers led by UTMB scientist Kathryn Cunningham found that the drug, lorcaserin, reduced the use and craving for the opioid oxycodone in pre...

Jan 01, 2016

In recent years, clinicians have changed their attitudes regarding the use of opioids in light of the growing public health issue surrounding the potential of these drugs to be misused and abused. Ris...

Jan 12, 2015

The quest for improved outcomes in the treatment of opioid addiction is accelerating on several fronts. Buprenorphine is widely used for the treatment of opioid dependence. Studies have shown that it�...