There are many different types of pain that affect people in different ways. What works for you may not work for someone else. For this reason, there are many different medications to treat pain.

Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that certain experimental compounds can amplify pain relief ...

Oxycodone and hydrocodone are prescription pain medications. Both can treat short-term pain caused by an injury or surgery. They may also be used to treat chronic, or long-term, pain. A doctor may ...

The current neurobiologic framework for understanding addiction rests upon the nearly ubiquitous manifestation of dopamine surges within the mesolimbic system of the brain, including nucleus accumbens ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) – Over the past several weeks, eleven individuals have appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to unlawfully possess oxycodone with intent to ...

Percocet and oxycodone are prescription opioid drugs that can relieve pain. Oxycodone is a generic semi-synthetic opioid. Oxycodone is present in many branded drugs and is also available as a ...