For patients recovering from opioid use disorder, particularly from drugs like fentanyl or heroin, the days immediately ...

For patients recovering from opioid use disorder, particularly from drugs like fentanyl or heroin, the days immediately following a hospital stay are among the most dangerous.

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of ...

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday formally approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of ...

Christopher Julian's opioid journey is familiar to many Americans. He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries. He said the doctor never warned him they could be ...

Scientists may be one step closer toward more effective treatments for opioid overdose after a new compound was discovered to improve the success rates of existing treatments. America has been in the ...

Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...

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, ...

In our news wrap Friday, a federal bankruptcy judge will approve Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle lawsuits over the ...

Susan Glod is an assistant professor at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal.