A new requirement that doctors prescribing controlled substances get training on substance abuse is being criticized by doctors as vague and by addiction specialists as not going far enough, amid the ...

Although the U.S. Senate recently approved a bill to address the opioid crisis, to truly curb painkiller abuse, it is crucial to understand why Americans are turning to these powerful drugs, Susan ...

Childhood abuse can play a significant role in the development of pain syndromes later in life. Widespread body pain, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, and chronic pelvic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A considerable proportion of rheumatology patients may have a history of abuse, trauma or post-traumatic stress ...

The medical community’s focus on global outcomes of treatment, rather than on patient-specific outcomes, is yet another obstacle to optimal treatment for pain. But by having patients actively involved ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators asked on Friday for manufacturers of prescription pain medications to provide more specifics on an industry plan to curb growing abuse of morphine, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among chronic pain patients who have been prescribed opioid drugs such as OxyContin or Percocet by primary care physicians, nearly 4 percent abuse these drugs, according to ...