Opioids are a type of drug derived from the opium poppy plant. They cause a variety of effects, including pain relief. Opioids include both legal substances, like prescription opioids, and illegal ...

“These findings are especially relevant in the context of recently published guidelines for prehospital pain management, in which intravenous opioids were recommended over non-steroidal anti ...

A nurse practitioner with licenses registered in Stockton and New York who allegedly sold opioids and other addictive ... providing a range of services from intravenous flushes to prescriptions ...

synthetic opioids—fentanyl in particular—have been driving a dramatic spike in overdose deaths since around 2013. Fentanyl was legally manufactured and prescribed [PDF] as an intravenous ...

The nasal spray, intravenous and intramuscular versions all work very well, and they all work against various versions of opioids. That includes not only heroin and fentanyl but also common opioid ...

fentanyl has been around since its creation in 1959 and was introduced in the 1960s as an intravenous anesthetic to relieve pain. But today, the increase in illegal trafficking of fentanyl and other ...

First, there is a misleading context presented early in the paper. “First, critical care practice guidelines recommend high-potency intravenous opioids as the first-line sedatives for discomfort ...