Researchers at USF Health are making dramatic strides in understanding how new opioid compounds work inside the body to ...

When you have a mild headache or muscle ache, an over-the-counter pain reliever is usually enough to make you feel better. But if your pain is more severe, your doctor might recommend something ...

Mapping how Narcan reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for developing more effective drugs against ...

November 7, 2008 — Extended therapy with buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone, Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals) substantially improves outcomes in opioid-addicted youth and might offer clinicians a new, ...

A new study published in the scientific journal Addiction has found that people with opioid or alcohol use disorder (OUD, AUD) who take Ozempic or similar medications to treat diabetic/weight-related ...

Opioid antagonists are medications people can take to treat opioid use disorder. They help by reducing withdrawal symptoms, addressing cravings, and managing overdoses. Doctors prescribe opioid ...

Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) may help reduce the risk of an opioid overdose in certain people, an emulation target trial suggested. Over a 1-year follow-up, people with comorbid type 2 diabetes and ...

In March 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved naloxone as a nonprescription nasal spray to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ...

Other hospitals across the country have modeled their own youth opioid treatment programs after the one at Valley Medical ...