Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics that target the central nervous system.

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The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...

Kratom has been used for hundreds of years in Southeast Asia for issues like fatigue. But it's banned in at least 6 states.

The exact mechanism of action is unclear ... of opioid analgesics may result in severe withdrawal symptoms, such as: Naloxone is an FDA-approved medicine used to treat an opioid overdose.

Naloxone administered by the paramedics failed to demonstrate ... After a thorough work up the mechanism of infarct was considered embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). The patient was later ...

The drug, known as suzetrigine, is the first new painkiller approved in the U.S. since 1998. It can be used to relieve pain after surgery or injury, and some researchers say it might be the start of a ...

THE STORE IS, HOWEVER, BACK OPEN. EFFORTS TO SAVE LIVES AND FIGHT THE OPIOID CRISIS ARE GETTING A BOOST IN LOUISVILLE, WITH NALOXONE BOXES BEING INSTALLED AT FIRE STATIONS ACROSS THE CITY.