Children born dependent on heroin and other opiates may be more likely to perform poorly academically as they get older, according to a new study from Australia. CNN values your feedback 1.

Parents, high schools and colleges are feeding an addiction of sorts— abetting an epidemic of perfectionism and expectation while promoting a “high” of status and prestige. After two decades ...

Opiates and psychostimulants have very different pharmacodynamic profiles 10,12,43 but they share the ability to increase dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) 7 — one of the terminal ...

This study provides an original perspective on the associations among endogenous opiates, overeating and obesity. The aim was to assess whether variability in the OPRM1 gene, as assessed by seven ...

Opioid withdrawal can cause symptoms, such as restlessness, excessive sweating, and digestive issues, among others. Intense symptoms may require hospitalization. Opioids are a class of drugs that ...

War on Drugs. If Opiates Are Killing Americans, Why Won't the FDA Let Us Try an Alternative? As the DEA relentlessly tightens regulations on pain meds, the FDA refuses to approve a safer ...

Opiates are a different beast altogether. And while crack cocaine, alcohol and methamphetamines are dangerous drugs, opiates are a drug that doesn’t leave your brain alone.

Jamie Lee Curtis recently spoke on how she struggled with her addiction to opiates as a young actress.. During a recent appearance on Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski‘s MSNBC show Morning Joe ...

As if opiates, and fentanyl specifically, weren’t enough to battle, the addition of Xylazine to other street drugs is increasing the risk of using these drugs. Xylazine is a sedative used in ...

Illegal opiates are readily available in grocery stores across Australia as Indian 'Kamini' tablets An investigation by SBS Punjabi radio has revealed that South Asian grocery stores in Australia ...