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The company develops navacaprant (NMRA-140), a novel once-daily oral kappa opioid receptor antagonist, which is in phase 3 clinical trials ... NMRA-266 for the treatment of schizophrenia and other ...

Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the high court to decide whether hospital districts and school boards should be able to pursue opioid lawsuits after she reached settlements with the pharmaceutical ...

REBECCA BLACKWELL | AP ] TALLAHASSEE — Florida is using millions of dollars in settlement money from opioid manufacturers and distributors on an ad campaign against marijuana, according to state ...

Federal officials have celebrated a striking drop in drug overdoses across the country. But state-level data shows that Black people are suffering significantly worse outcomes than white people.

Opioids (formerly called "narcotics") are a class of drugs used to treat moderate to severe pain. However, opioids are highly addictive drugs that can cause painful and potentially dangerous ...

General anesthesia can relax the pharyngeal muscles and shorten the surgical duration. At present, opioids are commonly used. However, in the process of anesthesia induction, the blood pressure of ...

SAN DIEGO — Two new addiction treatment clinics are opening in San Diego County this week, offering hope to those struggling with opioid addiction. One clinic is in Vista and the other is in the ...

Marshall is a professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. The opioid and overdose crisis is a national tragedy, claiming more than 1 million lives since 1999.

Scientists from different laboratories around the world have presented the latest advances in research into malignant brain tumors at the 31st Annual Congress of the European Society of Gene and Cell ...

A study published recently in the journal Addiction shows that people with substance-use disorders who take these weight-loss drugs are less likely to experience opioid overdose or alcohol ...

Expanded access to treatment and naloxone prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to a mix of opioids and stimulants The result came when programs shifted their focus to OD deaths caused by the ...