Antenatal opioid exposure was associated with smaller brain volumes in newborns. Among 173 newborns with antenatal opioid exposure and 96 without such exposure, the exposed group had significantly ...

A new imaging study showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain's opioid system. A new imaging study by the Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that listening to favorite ...

Could a Common Sedative Be the Key to Extinguishing Opioid Cravings? New Research Points to YesFor millions battling opioid ...

USA: A large multisite cohort study has found that antenatal opioid exposure was associated with impaired cerebral cortical ...

The mid-1980s was the era of cocaine and marijuana, when “Just Say No” was the centerpiece of the war on drugs and the government’s efforts to stem drug use and addiction. Since then, prescription ...

A new imaging study by the Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain's opioid system. Music can evoke intense pleasure, sometimes ...

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, ...

Two babies, born 15 months apart to the same young woman overcoming opioid addiction. Two very different treatments. Sarah Sherbert's first child was whisked away to a hospital special-care nursery ...

The search for a safer opioid has followed pain medicine for decades. Doctors still need strong drugs for surgery, major injury, cancer pain, and severe flare-ups. Yet the same medicines can slow ...

A small trial of an interactive brain-training game has offered early hope for people living with chronic nerve pain. The ...