Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The era of “tranq” may be ending. But tranq, as the powerful veterinary tranquilizer xylazine is known in the illicit drug supply, is being ...

Sedative-, hypnotic-, or anxiolytic- (SHA-) related disorders include SHA intoxication, SHA withdrawal, and SHA-use disorder. These disorders result from abuse of a class of medications known as ...

A two-part pharmacist-led intervention was associated with a dramatic reduction in the number of older adults in Quebec, Canada, who filled inappropriate prescriptions, a study has found. In a cluster ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- One of the genes that influences drug physical dependence and associated withdrawal has been identified at Oregon Health & Science University. The gene, Mpdz, is involved in physical ...

In a study led by Dr Francisco Lai Tsz-tsun, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy and the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, ...

In the December, 1982 edition of High Times’ “Abuse Folio” column, David Smith and Rick Seymour write out medical advice from David Smith, M.D concerning Valium. Valium (diazepam) is the second most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A guide published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides strategies to promote sleep and reduce sedative-hypnotic ...

People taking illicit opioids on the streets are increasingly showing up to hospital emergency rooms in Pennsylvania sickened by a powerful dog and cat sedative. Medetomidine is more potent than ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Remimazolam (Byfavo) is poised to open a new frontier in anesthesiology, but caution is warranted to ensure off-label use does not devolve into the Wild West. Growing interest in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may be at increased risk for new ...