Understanding both sides of this medication is essential before starting or continuing to take it.

Here's who gabapentin was originally approved for, what it's used for today and why it's becoming a drug of increasing concern for abuse and misuse.

Prescribed drugs given tougher dependence warnings.

Two of the problematic drugs, pregabalin and gabapentin, have a fundamentally undocumented and often very modest pain-relieving effect, and they come with side effects. These include nausea, headaches ...