Up to 19% of people who take prescription pain medication develop an addiction or use disorder. It results from a pattern of repeated use of opioids that’s hard to stop. Addiction or opioid use ...

An investigation into the agency’s repeated violations of its own rules to approve addictive drugs—and its ongoing failure to ...

Law enforcement agencies and public health officials across the Mid-Ohio Valley are gearing up for this Saturday’s National ...

Chronic pain, a common and debilitating condition, often leads practitioners to prescribe opioids in escalating doses.

A tiny amount of carfentanil – smaller than a grain of salt – can be deadly, according to GJPD. Not surprisingly, carfentanil ...

and her addiction—prescription opioids had led her to heroin—had left her bedridden. An infection had eaten through parts of her pelvic bones, stomach muscles, and vertebrae, causing a pain so ...

How could a non-opioid painkiller improve the lives of people with chronic pain? What makes a non-opioid painkiller safer ...

The DEA, in coordination with law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 28th National Prescription Drug Take ...

Opioid misuse doesn't just harm individuals—it endangers families. Early policy action can reduce domestic violence and ...

If you've ever lived with pain that just won't quit, you're not alone. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, chronic pain affected 51.6 million Americans in ...

The availability of suzetrigine may represent a critical step in addressing the nation’s pain management crisis. While ...