According to the FCC, the annual opioid overdose death rates are more than six times higher today than they were in 1999.

With the rise of obesity drugs a pair of Penn State researchers set out to answer a question: could drugs aimed at weight ...

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed ...

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Standard-Examiner.  The ...

A settlement with Purdue Pharma hung in the balance at the Supreme Court as victims of the opioid epidemic urged justices to approve a deal with the company's owners. Justices will review a $6 ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely ...

The opioid settlement, a multibillion-dollar payment from the ... medical providers and communities of people who use drugs ...

As Pennsylvania child welfare offices struggle with staff shortages, some are using opioid funds for support—raising ...

Colorado lawmakers revisit fentanyl crisis with new legislation, debating felony penalties for possession and addressing the ...

Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, an opioid that can be administered to people with opioid-use disorder to blunt ...

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Law enforcement in Mohave County is leaving behind Narcan, along with a brochure on how to use it in a community gripped with opioids. Lisa Espinoza was outraged because her son, 31-year-old Larry ...