Addiction is not simply a chronic brain disease and considering it as such can limit treatment options and increase stigma, an extensive research review suggests. After decades of research, Professor ...
Living with chronic pain is a challenge affecting millions of people daily. From back pain to arthritis, fibromyalgia to migraines, finding relief often requires a multifaceted approach. One of the ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the past two decades, health professionals have conducted research comparing addiction to other chronic diseases. One local hospital reminds people that it's important for loved ...
DENVER — Addiction is a disease that affects more than the addict. It can take a toll on everyone close to the person trying to cope. Kevin Petersen is a family and mental health therapist and the ...
July 11 (UPI) --While scientists have long noted a complex connection between a person's addiction to opiates, or "opioid use disorder," and chronic pain, the brain mechanisms linking the two have ...
Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) may be effective in the treatment of refractory chronic pain, early research suggests. Preliminary data from a retrospective chart review of patients with chronic pain showed ...
A modified form of Botox could give long-term pain relief to patients with chronic nerve injury pain, according to a new study. A team of scientists from the Universities of Sheffield, Reading and ...
Adults with chronic pain who participated in New York State's (NYS) Medical Cannabis Program were significantly less likely to require prescription opioids, according to a new study published today in ...
A large European study reveals widespread addictive behaviours in chronic skin diseases. Learn more about the impact on ...
Food Addiction is currently not listed in the DSM-5 framework, a diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric ...
Re “The Other Victims of the Opioid Crisis,” by Maia Szalavitz (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, March 13): Thank God someone is finally addressing these draconian, though well-intentioned, ...