Prescriptions to prevent cravings and withdrawal symptoms see growth, but remain a fraction of opioid prescription counts.

At the conclusion of a trial in federal court, a jury convicted Southfield resident Charise Valentine, 69, of conspiracy to ...

National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally ...

From 2019 to 2021, opioid prescribing by US physicians in EDs declined, but it increased among PAs and nurses.

There are many available harm reduction strategies, including needle exchange and clean IV using kits, naloxone sprays to reverse an overdose, and fentanyl test strips to detect contaminated samples ...

At least two Australians die of opioid-related overdoses every day, but Victorian police can’t carry a life-saving antidote.

Recent research indicates that the use of psychedelics has the potential to significantly reduce the experience of chronic ...

Opioids, antidepressants, and some NSAIDs increase the risk of constipation. Find out which ones do and what helps bowel ...

Maricopa County jail increases safety measures, including body scanners, after a K9 named Max suffered a suspected fentanyl ...

Union County Sheriff's Office celebrated a successful Drug Take-Back Day, collecting 86 pounds of unused meds.

Four Vancouver pharmacists have been handed interim discipline by the College of Pharmacists of B.C. over allegations of mishandling prescription opioids. The college says the allegations are “so ...

Prison advocates worry that thousands of false positive drug test results have tainted the parole decisions for some California inmates.