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Researchers from Stanford University analyzed health insurance claims from 2001 to 2013 to investigate a relationship between concurrent benzodiazepine and opioid use and opioid...

Has your doctor ever asked you to rate your pain on a scale of 1 to 10? If so, then you can probably appreciate that...

The battle to find an opioid addiction treatment is not going well. Previous to the COVID-19 pandemic, the death rates from opioid overdoses were...

Although the utilization of modern technology has brought an abundance of benefits to our daily lives, unfortunately, frequent use of computers and smart phones...

Acupuncture and its derivative, electroacupuncture, have been used to relieve pain for thousands of years. The practice involves inserting tiny needles into treatment points...

There may soon be a vaccine available that blocks the addictive euphoric and harmful effects of opioid use. The vaccine is entering a phase...

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation – known as TENS – is a method of pain relief, commonly used as a treatment for a variety of...

Mental illnesses and disorders can be very common and have serious consequences for people and the healthcare system. While the impact of mental illness is...