South Carolina sees a decline in fatal drug overdoses for the second year in a row, but the opioid crisis still persists.

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid ...

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

The rate of opioid use among pregnant women in the United States quadrupled between 1999 and 2014 and continues to rise—an alarming trend that researchers from the University of Missouri and ...

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 ...

Exclusive: Fears that US companies may withdraw more medicines as global markets react to policy changes by the Trump administration ...

This medicine may be one of the best tools doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, an opioid that can be administered to people with opioid-use disorder to ...

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven into the fabric of ...

For too many New Yorkers, the devastation of opioid addiction began following a routine medical procedure. A dental surgery. A sports injury. A prescription meant to manage short-term pain. What ...

A clinical trial led by St. Michael's Hospital researchers found that using nerve blocks, an anesthesia technique to numb ...

The task force was created in 2018 as a regional response to the opioid epidemic.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a new tool Tuesday that tracks how, or if, counties spend opioid ...