The rapid growth of lethal synthetic opioids like protonitazene, mostly imported from China, is fueling a deadly epidemic ...

A new experimental painkiller has shown promise in dulling or eliminating pain without the addictive qualities exhibited by ...

As overdose deaths continue and treatment gaps remain, the stakes couldn’t be clearer. Lives are on the line. The governor ...

At CMS, reports of controlled substance possession reached a 10-year high during the 2022-23 school year, with 717 cases of controlled substance possession across the district of 140,000 students. In ...

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers identified a potential way to reduce female post-operative pain by inhibiting pituitary prolactin generated by pre-operative stress.

Oak Park public health staff were among the authors of a report that made a key finding on opioid exposure on West Side ...

Long Island, once at the forefront of the opioid epidemic, has seen its overdose numbers consistently decline in recent years ...

The two efforts were awarded $500,000 research grants each in collaboration with Novant Health, UNC Health and the University ...

New York state had a 32% drop in overdose last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday. Also, the commissioner of the ...

A Kennebunk doctor convicted of illegally prescribing opioids avoided jail time. Here's what the judge had to say.

Money spent addressing opioid use disorder last year accounts for 5% of Pennsylvania’s GDP, according to a report from ...