opioids

Study Makes Case for Rigorous Re-Testing of Opioid Antagonists to Treat Schizophrenia
Trying to assess the value of an idea that first appealed to the research community in the 1970s, a team of investigators has published a careful statistical analysis of 30 past clinical trials in… Read More
A Computer ‘Game’ to Identify Opioid Abuse Patients at High Risk of Relapse
Researchers have tested a game-like computer program that in a clinical study provided a means of determining which patients in an opioid-treatment program were highly vulnerable to relapse in the… Read More
Opioids, at Very Low Doses, May Provide a New Way to Treat Resistant Depression
One of the most promising new therapy ideas for brain and behavior disorders may at first seem improbable: using opioid-based medicines to reduce the symptoms of depression. Isn’t our society in the… Read More
Study Points to a New Class of Antidepressants
Compounds that target a certain opioid receptor in the brain could be used to develop a new group of antidepressants, researchers reported in a study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology… Read More