For patients with psychiatric conditions from addiction to mood disorders such as depression, disrupted sleep can often ...

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Researchers at University of the Pacific in Stockton have developed a long-acting opioid overdose-reversal drug-delivery system that could save lives.

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Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found ...

Patients seeking an opioid-free way to handle pain experienced in the short-term will soon have a new option.

Stefan Kertesz, a physician and addiction expert, says overaggressive cutbacks can harm some chronic pain patients.