A pilot program initially designed to get immediate after-care help lined up for people who land in UC San Diego Health’s ...

“The opioids, Carfentanil and fentanyl, they actually cause what’s called respiratory depression,” Bagdasarian said. “They ...

Illegal opioids can create substantial harms, but the extent of those harms depends on multiple factors, including the amount ...

Many people might be aware of an ongoing opioid epidemic, with thousands of people dying every year from overdoses. But many who are misusing opioids are also using—and dying from—stimulant drugs as ...

One of the greatest revolutions in the field of pain medication was the isolation of morphine from the opium poppy in the ...

Kratom, made from the leaves of a tropical tree called Mitragyna speciosa that is native to Southeast Asia, contains two main ...

However, the state's public health department warns more money and resources are needed to tackle the ongoing problem of substance use. Massachusetts had more than 700 fewer opioid-related ...

Eight opioid drug manufactures will pay D.C. $1.2 million, as part of a $720 million nationwide settlement claiming the ...

Prescription opioid abuse and its downstream effects have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved a step closer to providing help to ...

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said the Sunflower State will be included in a $720 million opioid settlement with drug manufacturers. The attorney general’s office issued a press release on ...