When someone in your life struggles with opioid use, it rarely stays between them and their drug of choice. The effects spread outward, quietly reshaping routines, relationships, finances, and mental ...

Greater access to cannabis correlated with significant reductions in opioid prescriptions for people with cancer and ...

The University of Southern Maine-based center is providing technical support as millions of dollars flow into local ...

Medicare Part D claims significantly underreport opioid dispensing for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities after hospitalizations, according to a September research letter published in the ...

You're reading Part 6 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

Cannabis may be a pain-management substitute for people experiencing chronic or acute pain from conditions like cancer, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

Many patients unable to obtain the anti-addiction drug Suboxone due to strict federal requirements are turning toward illicit means to secure the medication, which ...

Jul. 7—After more than two years of saving up its opioid settlement funds, Haywood County finally has a plan to spend them. The county's public health director, Sarah Banks, presented county leaders ...

OTC pain relievers were as effective as, or better than, prescription opioids for pain after wisdom tooth extraction, in both ...

Opioid prescription rates among patients with axSpA remained stable in the UK but declined significantly in the US after 2016, likely as a result of CDC guidelines.

A man is suing after the Shelby County Jail staff allegedly took him off his medication for treating opioid addiction. Brandon Glass filed a federal suit earlier this week against Denver McCool, ...