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US approves a new painkiller with less risk of addiction than opioids and equally potent
The suzetrigine, which only acts on pain neurons, is the first innovation in analgesia in the last 20 years. "It stands out ...
No Opioids, No Addiction: FDA Approves First New Type of Painkiller in Decades
Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but ...
Poor sleep and addiction go hand in hand − understanding how could lead to new treatments for opioid use disorder
A good night’s sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with ...
Fighting addiction means taking a hard look at opioid prescribing
NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...
FDA approves opioid-free pain medication with 'no sign of addiction'
A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.
Alabama prisons expand opioid addiction recovery program
The medications “help to bridge that gap between 'I want to get clean' and getting clean," a prisons official said.
Fortune12d
New pain drug, Vertex’s Journavx, gets FDA approval as safer alternative to addictive opioids
Vertex’s new drug Journavx (suzetrigine) has been hailed as a scientific breakthrough because it allays pain without entering the brain, minimizing the risk of addiction and dependence that can ...
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More New Yorkers are getting scripts for meds to treat opioid addiction. What to know
More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...
CBS News12d
FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk
Washington — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
The Associated Press on MSN12d
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated ...
FDA Approves New Non-Opioid Painkiller, Journavx: 'No Addiction Potential'
One participant in the drug trial for Journavx said it eliminated her pain without making her feel loopy or nauseous, which ...