The genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous began in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, when two men were looking for a successful way to end their ...

Montana lawmakers are grappling with how — if at all — the state should rein in kratom, an unregulated plant-derived ...

The regional director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Hanan Hassan Balkhy, has ...

Millions are turning to an unregulated herbal extract to curb their opioid addiction. But do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Venetia Zachariou, PhD, Edward Avedisian Professor and chair of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received a Distinguished ...

A recently completed study found that certain terpenes in Cannabis sativa are effective at relieving post-surgical and fibromyalgia pain in preclinical models.

Terpenes from cannabis may relieve chronic pain without THC’s psychoactive effects. Researchers found that certain terpenes ...

Syracuse, NY -- It’s never been easier to take methadone, the daily dose of opioid-blocking medicine that is vital for many ...

Neighbouring residents and businesses say the arrival of Northwood Recovery on Somerset Street W. has brought an upsurge in ...

Patients who struggle with opioid addiction and who are treated by California emergency department physicians are remarkably ...

Perhaps just as important, mental health advocates have greatly reduced the stigma associated with depression through major ...

Mobile medication units will bring help for opioid addiction to underserved areas. The program needs more state support.