A new UN report states that illicit drugs like fentanyl and various nitazenes—synthetic opioids several times more potent than fentanyl—are taking over the illicit drug market from traditional drugs ...

Dr. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, of Maryland, was convicted on nearly two dozen felony counts for selling opioid prescriptions for cash.

A Kenton County jury found Lauren Baker guilty in April 2023 of charges including murder. She was sentenced to 33 years in ...

The study, which was published in the journal Pharmacological Reports, analyzed the impact of four terpenes that are found in ...

The FDA approves a new non-opioid pain pill, Journavx, to treat acute pain in adults. It's a first-generation non-addictive ...

The Reporter begins a three-day series today on Solano County’s response to the opioid and fentanyl crisis through law ...

German drugmaker Grünenthal pushed its latest opioid as a safer option. People around the world got hooked. Madlen Davies, Hristio Boytchev, and Rafael Cabrera report.

The researchers found that drug seizures in San Francisco were associated with a substantial increase in fatal opioid ...

What you need to know about opioid overdose reversal drug nalmefene’s risks, effectiveness and clinical concerns ...

Mothers who lost their children to fentanyl deaths, from left, Laura Didier, Laura Collanton, Elizabeth Dillender and Gina ...

Michigan man Donald Nchamukong has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to charges related to a conspiracy to import and ...