DENVER — The GLP-1 medication liraglutide significantly reduced opioid cravings in a small analysis presented on Saturday. It is the first randomized controlled trial to test anti-obesity drugs ...

Opioid agonists are substances that activate opioid receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems. They have several uses, from pain management to treating opioid use disorder. You have ...

In a letter to the FDA, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has addressed public health concerns associated with the use of equianalgesic opioid conversion tables and has recommended a staged ...

Partial opioid agonists have mixed or limited action when they bind to your opioid receptors. So, doctors often use them to treat opioid use disorder. Protein receptor sites are like keyholes on the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Researchers find an over-the-counter combo is more effective for wisdom tooth extraction pain. A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth ...

Pain management is an inexact science; there is plenty of blame to go around for the abuse of such drugs. To the Editor: Re “The D.E.A. Should Get Out of Public Health,” by Shravani Durbhakula ...