Medically reviewed by Melissa Bronstein, LICSW Key Takeaways Withdrawal happens when a person stops or reduces intake of an ...

Dominic Cipriano couldn’t stop shaking. A drug dealer on the streets of Kensington had sold him a bag of what he thought was fentanyl. But whatever Cipriano had taken didn’t produce the familiar rush ...

Unimaginable pain and restlessness. Vomiting so frequent and forceful that it can perforate the esophagus. Blood pressure and heart rate so high that they damage the heart. Sweating that drenches ...

Philadelphia's street opioid supply—or "dope" market—is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care for people who use drugs in our community, we have witnessed these shifts ...

As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States, more and more people are looking to cannabis as a solution. In Connecticut, new proposals mean this state may add opioid withdrawal to ...

A seven-day, extended-release version of buprenorphine — a treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) that can reduce opioid use and overdose deaths — is safe and effective for people with OUD ...

Chicago, Feb. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global opioid withdrawal syndrome (OWS) market was valued at 1,068.3 million in 2021 and is expected to reach US$ 2,633.4 million by 2030, growing at a ...

This is particularly true among fentanyl-dependent individuals, many of whom report that buprenorphine initially makes their symptoms worse before abating. Withdrawal symptoms of ...

We’re fighting yesterday’s war while innocent patients pay the price.

While medetomidine’s sedating effects are similar in mechanism to xylazine, it is upward of 10 to 20 times more potent. The Conversation — Philadelphia’s street opioid supply – or “dope” market – is ...