Opioids

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a substance use disorder characterized by cravings for opioids, continued use despite physical and/or psychological deterioration, increased tolerance with use, and withdrawal symptoms after discontinuing opioids.

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Replacing Opioids: Natural Compound Promises Pain Relief Without Addiction

New analgesic could replace opioids over the long term - EurekAlert

New analgesic could replace opioids over the long term

Research shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer

Many youths continue to take opioids months after surgical procedures

People's use of alcohol or opioids causes greater secondhand harms than marijuana consumption does, study finds

Two distinct neural pathways may make opioids like fentanyl so addictive

Chemical tool illuminates pathways used by dopamine, opioids and other neuronal signals

New Technique Can Quickly Detect Fentanyl and Other Opioids

New study: Opioids kill, especially if you're alone - EurekAlert

Taking a weight-loss drug reduced a craving for opioids

New Research Challenges the Commonly Held View That Opioids Are the Most Powerful Pain Relievers

Surgery patients now less likely to get opioids -- but decline has slowed

Experts Warn Why We Need to Stop Treating Back Pain With Opioids

‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond Opioids

Alternative pain control circuits in the brain produce relief similar to opioids without the downsides

What We Know About Children and Opioids

Why Opioids Are Not the Answer to Your Back Pain: New Study Calls for Medical Rethink

Experts Explain Why We Need to Stop Treating Back Pain With Opioids

Opioids no more effective than placebo for acute back and neck pain