Emerging research reveals that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) may have increased pain sensitivity/hyperalgesia when withdrawing from addictive substances ...

(The Conversation) – In stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively harmless. While weed is indeed less dangerous than ...

A common drug used for inflammatory skin conditions may hold the key to treating both alcohol addiction and pain sensitivity. That’s what scientists at a leading research institute have found. In a ...

Nausea, sweating, and diarrhea are just some of the possible symptoms of opioid withdrawal. How soon those symptoms start and how long they last can vary by person, but the general opioid withdrawal ...

LA JOLLA, CA—One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is “allodynia”— increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain.

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Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than ...

In a study published Jan. 5, my colleagues and I found that 59% percent of people using medical cannabis for chronic pain experienced moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms if they stopped ingesting ...