The U.S. will begin to test kratom for its potential to treat opioid disorder. In California, a complaint targets a business ...

Addiction services must urgently consider the way they offer support for those wanting to come off opioid substitutes through ...

Purdue Pharma introduced the painkiller OxyContin in late 1995 – and we are still learning of the harm it has caused. Purdue ...

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Before they see their first patients in western North Carolina, nearly 100 new doctors sat down for a lesson shaped by one of ...

For Lacy Sisk, 40, the lowest moment in her opioid addiction was watching her family pack their belongings because she could no longer afford to pay the rent. All of her money had gone to pain pills ...

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...

You're reading Part 6 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

The next fentanyl may not come from drug cartels and basement labs — but your local truck stop. Pharmacist TikToker Grant ...

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Availability of more nonprescription naloxone nasal sprays could bring down costs, agency ...