Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their ...

Medical cannabis could be a substitute for opioids in patients with chronic pain, but more data are needed, according to an ...

The county's Medical Examiner is calling to pivot addiction prevention and treatment efforts to address rising cocaine ...

The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, ...

The high prevalence of animal tranquilizers in street opioids has forced a shift from the usual overdose response and can ...

New research reveals previously unknown ways opioid receptors can function, opening the door to safer pain treatments.

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

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University is taking a proactive stance against the opioid epidemic by installing emergency naloxone ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Food and Drug Administration will soon require prescription opioid manufacturers to include stronger language on the medications’ labels ...

For decades, opioids have been the blunt instrument of modern pain care, powerful enough to quiet severe suffering yet risky ...

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

Jessica Friday pleaded guilty in August to distribution of controlled substances outside the usual course of professional ...