Terpenes from cannabis may relieve chronic pain without THC’s psychoactive effects. Researchers found that certain terpenes ...

U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have reproduced the pain-relieving effects of cannabis with a synthesized compound that ...

Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...

and hormones—release natural opioids that drive our dessert cravings. These neurons are known as pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons. When released, they send signals to another part of the ...

The United States has been battling an opioid crisis for decades, marked by three distinct waves of rising overdose deaths.

The novel device is the first to use graphene-based field effect transistors to detect four different synthetic and natural opioids at once, while shielding them from wastewater’s harsh elements. When ...

Synthetic opioids are man-made drugs that mimic the effects of natural opioids, such as heroin, but can be 100 times more potent and therefore much more lethal. Article continues below First ...

Approximately 125 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed ... according to researchers who developed the compound that mimics a natural molecule found in the cannabis plant.

Charity Crimestoppers Scotland has launched a campaign to help tackle the increase in synthetic opioid drug importation, ...