The White House unveiled a new effort to streamline the country’s response to its drug and alcohol epidemic. But the ...

April 23, 2012 (Atlanta, GA) — Methadone and buprenorphine are viable analgesic treatment options for patients with chronic pain and comorbid opioid addiction. However, when it comes to safety, ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

Living with chronic pain is a challenge affecting millions of people daily. From back pain to arthritis, fibromyalgia to migraines, finding relief often requires a multifaceted approach. One of the ...

Key Takeaways Evidence-based therapies for alcohol addiction have scientific validation behind them, making them more ...

A new study finds chronic pain patients show a high prevalence of addiction to prescription pain medications, according to a news release by Geisinger Health System. The study by Geisinger researchers ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks responsible for creative thinking. The findings indicate that the brains ...

Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older ...

With the opioid epidemic reaching into every corner of the U.S., more people are talking about addiction as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing. For researcher A. Thomas McLellan, who has ...

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – “When I was on pain meds and in pain all the time, you’re going through hell, and you are really just trying to make it sometimes, one hour at a time,” said Eric Bumpus, a 43-year-old ...

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans, yet for decades, treatment options for pain that persists in the absence ...