New Monash University research has found that a free, interactive online tool can help people taking prescription opioids for ...

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With almost 5 million Americans on long-term prescription opioids for chronic pain, and likely millions more who are taking ...

Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs ...

Grocery giant reports $480.8M net loss for Q4 due to settlement charges, even as pharmacy sales drove ID sales growth ...

Aurora Fire Rescue first responders will now leave Narcan with people who witness or experience opioid overdoses through a new pilot program.

Drug overdoses remain one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. Researchers have designed a new type of vaccine that blocks the dangerous effects of oxycodone and fentanyl.

Implementation of the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP) in emergency departments (EDs) led to a 2.3-fold increase in initiation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs), better treatment ...

Nearly one third of patients with confirmed opioid overdose in the emergency department (ED) also had benzodiazepine coexposures; novel benzodiazepines were linked to a greater risk for intubation, ...

Opioid overdose deaths have declined to pre-pandemic levels, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National overdose death data updated Wednesday from ...

The state health department released the plan April 9. State lawmakers have the ultimate say in how opioid settlement funds ...

Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the ...