Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is warning families about 7-OH, a potent opioid-like substance being sold in gas stations ...

A US study of more than a million Medicaid enrollees newly diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD), finds most—nearly seven ...

Nitazene was first developed in the 1950s as an analgesic, but was never approved for medical use. Instead, it was “limited to those researching opioid pharmacology,” said Rolling Stone. Nitazene’s ...

Opioids are still widely prescribed, but have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious harms. De-prescribing ...

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

A new study led by researchers at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Unity Health Toronto shows ...

A new crisis has emerged among patients who truly suffer from debilitating pain: They cannot get the care that they need.

America’s overdose crisis isn’t the simple story we’ve been told for years. A new investigation reveals how two key graphs — ...

Minnesota cities and counties spent millions of opioid settlement payouts in 2024 largely on treatment, support for those in addiction recovery, education and administrative costs. Some Minnesota coun ...

More than 600,000 pills containing a powerful synthetic opioid used to tranquilize large animals like elephants were seized ...

A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma urged a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to approve a restructuring plan that includes a $7.4 ...