Many people abusing opioids experience “nodding,” a symptom of severe drowsiness resembling a person falling into a deep sleep, but really falling into a semiconscious state after taking drugs ...

Opioid overdose's respiratory depression can damage oxygen-sensitive brain cells, produce lasting cognitive and emotional ...

Police were called to a McDonald’s at 10:11 a.m. Feb. 22 on a report of two people in a car “nodding off” in the drive-thru while waiting for their food order. Police found suspected crack cocaine and ...

A Crab Orchard woman has been charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to deliver after a Raleigh County deputy found her nodding out at a Harper Road intersection. According to court ...

A new study suggests that a course of the drug doxycycline can decrease acute seizure-related hospitalization and deaths related to nodding syndrome. Image Credit: Liverpool School of Tropical ...