Nitazenes, less detectable and sometimes stronger than fentanyl, have been detected across more than a dozen states.

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...

Multiple states have raised the alarm in the past month about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid tied to several dozen recent ...

A new scientific statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights research gaps associated with the negative effects of opioid use on the endocrine system. A new Scientific Statement ...

Scientists are racing to redesign how powerful painkillers work, aiming to keep the relief that opioids provide while stripping away the worst dangers of addiction and overdose. Instead of tweaking ...

Collage with hand reaching for methadone dose, hand holding pill, Suboxone strip, and person holding prescription bottle. Despite more options to treat opioid use disorder, uneven access to effective ...

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...

A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm—and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the ...

Texas A&M University Health Science Center in Bryan established a multidisciplinary opioid task force that aims to “reduce the burdens of opioid addiction, misuse and overdose on individuals, families ...

Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The synthetic opioid 10x stronger than fentanyl and popping up across states Multiple states ...

Patients seeking an opioid-free way to handle pain experienced in the short-term will soon have a new option. On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved suzetrigine for the ...