Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for ...

It’s similar to xylazine, or tranq — a veterinary painkiller and muscle relaxant commonly cut into street drugs since about ...

Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also ...

Medetomidine is a veterinary sedative, and if used by humans, it causes almost instant blackouts and life-threatening ...

Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope ...

Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms occur with ADs and many non-addicting medications.

Patients who go off opioid painkillers face excruciating withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, muscle aches and more. Now, thanks to an FDA approval for US WorldMeds' ...

New research finds that drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement of drug seeking behaviors are controlled by a single pathway in the brain and centered around dopamine cells. New research ...

A drug that scientists originally developed to treat depression may have promise for the treatment of opioid withdrawal, researchers say. Share on Pinterest A new experimental drug may help reduce ...

Jan. 14 -- WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced dosages of dopamine agonists, drugs routinely used to treat Parkinson's disease, can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by addicts in ...

There’s a difference between being addicted to a prescription drug and being dependent on it. “I’m dependent on caffeine, but I’m not addicted,” said Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and ...

Methamphetamine is an addictive drug that has energizing (stimulant) effects. It can be found in pill form or as a white-colored powder. As a powder, it can be snorted or dissolved in water and ...