Discover SBI-810, a promising non-addictive painkiller that avoids common opioid side effects and addiction risks, offering hope for chronic pain sufferers.

Prescriptions to prevent cravings and withdrawal symptoms see growth, but remain a fraction of opioid prescription counts.

Experience the fascinating journey of crocodile skin as it transitions from farm to luxurious leather goods. Starting with the careful farming and ethical harvesting of crocodiles, watch how their ...

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients. Doctors share what patients should know about the drug.

The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side effects.

Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Crocodile Skin and Its Irregular, Mystifying Patterns The scales on crocodiles’ heads are very different from the skin appendages of other animals and even ...

What is the function of opioid receptors and how do they work? Learn more about this part of the endogenous opioid system and how they interact with opioids.

A study of people with type 2 diabetes and opioid use disorder suggests that the key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy shows promise against addiction.

When someone overdoses on opioids, it's critically important that they receive a dose of the opioid-reversing drug naloxone as soon as possible – otherwise, death is a distinct possibility. That ...

The Opioid Crisis Is Not Over As fentanyl and synthetic opioids claim record numbers of lives, researchers and public health teams are racing to reverse the drugs’ deadly effects. Yet durable ...

Desomorphine, a synthetic opioid also known as “krokodil” found for first time in St. Clair County, metro Detroit, Michigan cops said.