Money raised by lawsuits against opioid manufacturers is being spent on fixing the damages done by drug abuse and overdoses, ...

Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain.

An Oregon City man was sentenced to prison after selling counterfeit pills containing protonitazene, a potent drug that's up ...

Scientists are racing to redesign how powerful painkillers work, aiming to keep the relief that opioids provide while ...

The DEA’s prescription opioid database contains manufacturing and distribution information for every pain pill sold in the U.S. The Post gained access to the database after a yearlong legal battle.

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

A study, published in The Green Journal, examined opioid use among women who had undergone a hysterectomy for benign reasons. Researchers included 102 female patients, each receiving either a ...

How does your doctor actually prescribe opioid medication? Why is it hard to get a refill? What are the best solutions to ...

Struggling with alcohol cravings? Naltrexone targets the brain's reward center to minimize drinking urges and reduce harmful ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

LOCAL DRUG AWARENESS ADVOCATE. >> GINA AGAIN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPEAK UP ABOUT DRUGS, A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT SHE STARTED IN 2017 AFTER SHE LOST HER SON TO FENTANYL POISONING. SHE SAYS ...

The pilot was meant to address BC's deadly opioid crisis, but has received heavy scrutiny from political opponents and ...