opioid addiction

Despite increased awareness efforts about the opioid crisis; overdose deaths from prescription opioids; and illegal drugs, such as heroin, continue to be a problem. That's [...]

Kratom, an herbal extract that comes from the leaves of an evergreen tree grown in Southeast Asia, can be chewed, and dry kratom [...]

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES How opioid addiction occurs Anyone who takes opioids is at risk of developing addiction. Your personal history and the length [...]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother has cancer that’s spread to her bones. She’s in significant pain but afraid to take an opioid medication, because she [...]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: If opioids are such a problem in our country, why are they used so often to treat pain? Aren’t there other effective [...]

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, overdose death is the leading cause of injury death in the U.S. Certainly, heroin is [...]

If your spouse is suffering with a bad headache or fall, it's OK to give him or her a leftover prescription opioid pain pill you have [...]

In response to the addiction crisis happening in the U.S., Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. This [...]

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the opioid crisis is real. They report that, in 2012, more than 2 million people in the [...]

Pain is real and a major issue in America. According to the National Institutes of Health, pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and [...]

Fentanyl is a man-made pain medication often prescribed after surgery or used for advanced cancer patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the [...]

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, addiction to prescription opioid painkillers is real. Of the 21.5 million Americans 12 or [...]