Analysis from a Columbia and Rutgers Health team finds long-term antipsychotic use rose 65% from 2015 to 2024.

ORLANDO -- Enteral propranolol eased the need for sedatives in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, a randomized trial conducted during the pandemic found. In patients receiving protocol ...

Benzodiazepines, opioid analgesics, and other sedatives have indispensable medical uses; however, they can also stimulate the reward center in the brain. In susceptible individuals, this can lead to ...

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine ...

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 animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly showing up in the U.S. illegal drug supply, according to three reports released Thursday. On Thursday, the CDC published three reports about recent ...

All living organisms on Earth are exposed to a 24-hour day-night cycle. This cycle is the reason why people rest during the darkness of night and are active during the light of day. Consequently, all ...