Advancements have been made in the pain management field that have successfully found FDA approved alternatives to ...

With the rise of obesity drugs a pair of Penn State researchers set out to answer a question: could drugs aimed at weight ...

A settlement with Purdue Pharma hung in the balance at the Supreme Court as victims of the opioid epidemic urged justices to approve a deal with the company's owners. Justices will review a $6 ...

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed ...

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Standard-Examiner.  The ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, the first opioid-free prescription drug for moderate to ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely ...

Since the late 1990s, there has been an increase in the number of deaths from opioid overdoses in the U.S., resulting in an epidemic. The opioid crisis is a major public health issue that ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.

Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, an opioid that can be administered to people with opioid-use disorder to blunt ...

The Ingham County Board of Commissioners has approved a spending plan for funds from opioid settlements. The money will be ...

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