Edgecombe County paramedics are on high alert about carfentanil, a new highly potent synthetic opioid recently found in local ...

More than one in five people prescribed extended-release painkillers such as OxyContin developed an addiction within a year, according to a newly released study mandated by the US Food and Drug ...

Agents that target NaV1.8, a voltage-gated sodium channel, are showing promise. The FDA approved one of them, Journavx ...

Cass Family Clinic, an independent Federally Qualified Health Center serving Southwest Michigan, has installed ...

U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen implores U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to slash funding for naloxone in a letter the Colorado congresswoman sent Monday.

The drug, called medetomidine, is used by veterinarians to sedate pets. It’s similar to xylazine, another animal drug that has already made the US opioid crisis worse, The Associated Press reported.

The number of ED visits for opioid overdoses that did not result in death among adolescents remained stable from 2010 to 2022 ...

"In President Trump’s first 100 days we’ve seized over 22 million fentanyl laced pills, saving over 119 Million lives," U.S.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is fighting against the country's opioid crisis by educating parents and cracking down on ...

The University of Georgia and the state of Georgia are now making naloxone accessible after the significant increase in ...

The Butte Spirit Home is a facility that provides supportive housing and services to those recovering from substance abuse.