Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears ...

Teens and young adults with anxiety, ADHD, or sleep disorders were more likely to have a diagnosis of addiction to sedatives ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health ...

The trend warrants attention, given treatment difficulties and the association with other substance use issues, says lead ...

Drugmakers raised the list prices on 575 name-brand drugs in just the first two days of the new year, according to drug price research firm 46brooklyn. Drugs for diabetes, HIV, cancer saw price ...

In the area of drug research, they are developing antidepressants, anxiolytics targeting opioid receptors, and antipsychotics. Additionally, they also study the psychological and neural effects of ...

focused on three pharmaceutical drugs: fentanyl, an opioid used for severe pain; meprobamate, a sedative and anxiolytic drug for treating anxiety disorders; and carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant.