We can’t solve what we can’t measure, so let’s use opioid abatement funds to help. Comprehensive toxicology would let us ...

McCormick said in a press conference Thursday that he was concerned nitazenes “would become the next fentanyl,” the opioid behind a massive rise in overdose deaths across the U.S.

A class of synthetic drugs called nitazines have been around since the 1950s - but are quickly gaining a foothold in street ...

Nitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid, now classified as a Class A controlled drug. They are man-made drugs intended to imitate the effects of natural opioids, such as heroin. Originally made in ...

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 ...

Scientists have visualized for the first time how opioids such as loperamide and the antidote naloxone engage a key brain receptor, offering insight that could lead to better pain treatments.

Nausea, sweating, and diarrhea are just some of the possible symptoms of opioid withdrawal. How soon those symptoms start and how long they last can vary by person, but the general opioid withdrawal ...

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ:VTRS) on Monday reached a nationwide settlement framework to resolve opioid-related claims by states, local governments, and Tribes against the company and certain of its ...

State opioid treatment has been inaccessible to citizens in rural areas due to lack of facilities. The implementation of ...