Researchers at USF Health are making dramatic strides in understanding how new opioid compounds work inside the body to provide pain relief, offering greater hope that new classes of these drugs may ...
Opioid receptors are fantastic targets for treating pain—but unfortunately, the drugs that target them can be addictive. Because the molecules suppress breathing and heart function, those drugs can ...
Articles in this report were published with editorial independence. The collection was made possible by the support of WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. On June 11, 2018, seeking relief from ...
Photographs by Tamara ReynoldsMs. Kingsolver is the author of “Demon Copperhead.” Ms. Reynolds is a documentary photographer based in Nashville. “It started when I got injured in a football game.” “It ...
Narcan — or naloxone to use its proper name — has been an invaluable tool in the fight against substance abuse for more than 50 years. As sad as it is, the grim truth is that drug overdoses not only ...