Painkillers are at the center of the nation’s opioid crisis, and Florida received a $3 billion settlement a few years ago from manufacturers, distributors and dispensers of opioids.

If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

Far fewer people are using opioids than a decade ago, surveys indicate, and substance use experts and former opioid users say ...

The number of New Yorkers prescribed a key medication for opioid use disorder increased 7% during the pandemic as health providers battled against skyrocketing drug overdose deaths, a state report ...

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that quiets pain at its source in the brain—without the addictive risks of opioids. Using AI to map how pain is processed, they created a targeted “off ...

Kratom is often marketed as a natural remedy—but that doesn’t mean it’s safe. While some people use it for pain relief or to manage opioid withdrawal, medical experts at University of Utah Health warn ...

The funds come from settlements related to the opioid crisis and go to community organization projects aimed at prevention, ...

Nassau County drug rehab now offers monthly Sublocade and Vivitrol injections for opioid and alcohol addiction on Long ...

Painkillers are at the center of our nation’s opioid crisis. So much so that Florida received a $3 billion settlement a few years ago and that money is going back into our communities to fight ...

More than 100,000 people die every year from opioid overdoses - and some believe the new class of drugs could help save those lives ...

Oklahoma City Council has approved a plan to expand sober living support, aiming to help thousands battling opioid addiction, ...