New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

Since February 2023, Baltimore County has received more than $29 million in various legal settlements from opioid ...

Participation in New York State’s medical cannabis program was linked to reduced prescription opioid receipt and reduced opioid exposure at 18 months for patients with chronic pain, according to data ...

In a letter to the FDA, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has addressed public health concerns associated with the use of equianalgesic opioid conversion tables and has recommended a staged ...

More than half of adults who misused opioids did not have a prescription, and many obtained drugs for free from friends or relatives, according to a national survey of more than 50,000 adults.

Christopher Julian's opioid journey is familiar to many Americans. He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries. He said the doctor never warned him they could be ...

The scourge of opioid addiction continues to run rampant in Tennessee, but a local movement is looking to stamp out this ...

Tennessee will receive more than $1.2 billion in opioid settlement funds. Experts fear the money isn’t reaching people who ...

News of the opioid crisis in the United States has garnered headlines for years. Opioid misuse and overdoses have devastated families and communities across the country. According to the Department of ...

In high doses, opioids can suppress your body’s natural breathing response. But quick-action treatments for this are available. Many people in the United States take opioids for different reasons, ...

Opioid receptors are a subset of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs). These membrane proteins transmit signals into the cell ...

Opioid withdrawal is what happens when you stop taking opioid drugs after your body has come to rely on them to feel OK. It can affect you in many ways. Opioids attach to things called receptors on ...