Women taking opioids during pregnancy were up to twice as likely to have complications during delivery, and 71% more likely ...

Pregnant women who reported opioid use disorder were more likely to face serious health complications, as were their children ...

New research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that the rate of opioid use during pregnancy has risen ...

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Researchers reported that opioid-related pregnancy diagnoses has increased from 0.14 percent in 2008 to 0.33 percent in 2020.

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Patients who received higher doses of buprenorphine, a common medication used to alleviate opioid withdrawal and cravings, were less likely to ...

Discouragingly, an ambitious study recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine did not prove evidence-based interventions like distributing naloxone (Narcan) and providing access to ...

In fact, they found it to work even better than the current most-effective drug for treating alcoholism on the market. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, over 28 ...

GLP-1 agonist medications such as Ozempic have been game changers in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Recently, a new study found evidence that Ozempic may be a promising medicine for ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...

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A new study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine and led by researchers from the University of California San Diego Qualcomm Institute and School of Medicine, reveals a dramatic increase in sports ...