Nausea, sweating, and diarrhea are just some of the possible symptoms of opioid withdrawal. How soon those symptoms start and how long they last can vary by person, but the general opioid withdrawal ...

Desirée Rodriguez, 35, was in a car accident in 2015 that resulted in horrible back pain. Her doctor prescribed the Austin mother of four an opioid to relieve the pain. Rodriguez went from taking one ...

Currently, traditional opioid treatments include a range of behavioral psychotherapies, medication-assisted treatment (MAT using methadone, buprenorphine and the likes) and a range of specialty care ...

Lofexidine is administered during the period of peak withdrawal symptoms. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lofexidine Tablets 0.18mg, the first generic of Lucemyra. Lofexidine is a ...

By Rowena Boulton Originally intended to treat pain, opioids have instead become the center of a national public health ...

Officials in Hennepin and Ramsey County are using buprenorphine, a medication to treat opiate withdrawals symptoms that affect a growing number of Minnesotans. More cities are taking notice. As a ...

This is the second post in a series on non-medication approaches for alcohol and drug abuse. Opioid addiction is a public health crisis in the U.S. It is estimated that as many as 36 million Americans ...