Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has become one of the deadliest drugs in the United States. In 2023, it killed 72,776 ...

Money raised by lawsuits against opioid manufacturers is being spent on fixing the damages done by drug abuse and overdoses, ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain.

Medications have become our go-to treatments for opioid addiction. Though life-saving, their downsides are underappreciated ...

How does your doctor actually prescribe opioid medication? Why is it hard to get a refill? What are the best solutions to ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

An Oregon City man was sentenced to prison after selling counterfeit pills containing protonitazene, a potent drug that's up ...

Infants exposed to opioids and psychotropic drugs during pregnancy have a 30% to 60% higher risk of experiencing neonatal withdrawal, a study has found. That risk doubles when multiple psychotropic ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pain that is a non-opioid and carries less risks of addiction than opioids. Journavx works ...

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients. Journavx (suzetrigine), made by Vertex, is ...