Dr. Cornel Stanciu of Dartmouth Health discusses his research on kratom, an herbal supplement that is widely available but carries addiction risks for some users.

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

One of us is an anesthesiologist. The other is a health economist and a pain patient. We've seen many people get trapped on ...

An addiction clinic says they’re seeing more people come in with addictions to a synthetic form of kratom which has a higher ...

These three stories of perseverance and hope with acute pain can help you take the first step toward better care.

A Utah legislator just introduced a bill that would put a state ban on the controversial — and somewhat obscure — drug kratom ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students and families of overdose victims have renewed demands to remove Arthur M. Sackler’s name from two campus buildings ...

The realities of Latin America’s drug trade challenge the administration’s stated rationale for its strikes against suspected ...

A unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit revived a suit against certain pharmaceutical distributors brought under ...