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'Unambiguous': Ketamine Is an Opioid, New Molecular Evidence Shows

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Studies Find Long Term Use of Opioids Ineffective

By Pat AnsonResults from two new studies suggest that opioid pain medication is useful for treating short-term acute pain, but the benefits decline when opioids are taken long term...

Treating Opioid Addiction with Medication

EFFECTIVE PHARMACOTHERAPY – Sept. 10, 2026 – Using medicine (such as methadone) to help treat opioid addiction is called pharmacotherapy. Effective pharmacotherapy services can sig...

New York Proposes Opioid Antagonist Requirements for the Workplace

Gabapentinoids Nearly as Risky as Opioids in Back Pain Study

By Pat AnsonBeing prescribed gabapentinoids for low back pain increases the risk of overdosing or developing opioid use disorder (OUD) nearly as much as taking opioid pain medicati...

Opioid use disorder among Ontario seniors more than doubles in eight years

HN Summary • Opioid use disorder is rising among older Ontarians: The number of adults aged 55 and older interacting with the health-care system for OUD more than doubled, from 7,1...

Hospital Fentanyl Protocol Shows Promise for High-Risk Opioid Patients

When patients with opioid use disorder arrive at the hospital, the admission itself can be a dangerous turning point. Cut off from the unregulated drug supply their bodies have ada...

HHS issues new recommendations for 'gas station opioid' products

The federal government is cracking down on synthetic kratom-linked concentrates, also known as "gas station opioids," as the largely unregulated over-the-counter products have been...

Illicit Fentanyl Use Twice as Common as Medical Use

By Pat AnsonFentanyl has long played an essential role as a potent analgesic that can treat the most severe types of pain. But illicit versions of the synthetic opioid have been a...

OSHA Highlights Workplace Opioid Overdose Preparedness

Cychlorphine Is a New Opioid Hidden in Counterfeit Pills

Like carfentanil, cychlorphine is a deadly synthetic opioid found in counterfeit pills. Teens and young adults who take or buy street drugs may unknowingly risk a fatal overdose.

Rise in prescription opioid use under public drug scheme

The use of opioid pain medication under Ireland's main community drug scheme has increased by more than 10% since 2018, according to a new RTÉ Investigates analysis.

New Opioid Up To 10 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl Spreading Across US

TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2026 — A powerful new lab-made opioid is moving through the illegal U.S. drug supply, and federal officials warn it could keep spreading. The drug, called cychlo...

Most ER Patients Keep Leftover Opioids at Home 

By Crystal LindellMost of the patients who have leftover or unused opioids after visiting an emergency department for acute pain keep them at home for future use, according to a ne...

Recalled to Life by Naloxone (Narcan)

Narcan (naloxone) is an opioid-reversal drug that has brought massive numbers back from death's brink. Now OSHA and others say more Narcan penetration is crucial. They're right.

Opioid use among Ontario seniors an ‘overlooked and evolving crisis’: study

The study showed the number of adults 55 and older seeking care doubled in eight years from about 7,100 in 2017 to more than 15,000 in 2025.

Updating Your First Aid Kit: What Employers Need to Know About Opioid Antagonist Requirements in New York

Scientists Develop a Vaccine That Could Help Turn the Tide on America’s Opioid Epidemic

Researchers developed nanoparticles that could help block the addictive high produced by opioids. A vaccine that stops an opioid from reaching the brain could one day blunt the hig...

Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds

Women giving birth in rural communities were more likely than peers in urban areas to receive oral opioid prescriptions for pain upon leaving the hospital after a cesarean section,...

Opioid prescriptions during pregnancy linked to higher rates of childhood hospital admission

Children whose mothers received opioid prescriptions during pregnancy have a higher rate of hospital admission in childhood than unexposed children, including unexposed siblings, a...

DOL provides guidance to employers on responding to opioid overdoses

The guidance is part of the Great American Recovery Initiative, an effort by the Trump Administration focused on addiction treatment and recovery.

Study reveals large gaps in care for youths with opioid use disorder

One in 100 adolescents and young adults in the United States has an opioid use disorder (OUD) and, with the rise of fentanyl in the drug supply, overdoses in this age group have ri...

DOL provides guidance to employers on responding to opioid overdoses

The guidance is part of the Great American Recovery Initiative, an effort by the Trump Administration focused on addiction treatment and recovery.

Medication for opioid addiction is the cornerstone of care

Addiction. The American Board of Preventive Medicine certified me as an addiction medicine specialist so how bad can the term be? My patients called themselves addicts. Heck, they...