The overdose-reversing drug naloxone has been rightly hailed as a lifesaving breakthrough, saving countless lives from opioid ...

A judge on Tuesday delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in order to allow victims to attend the ...

A dangerous and largely invisible threat is surfacing in the illegal street drug supply.

A new and potentially safer opioid has been tested in lab rats, and the results suggest it relieves pain with a lower risk of ...

Combining cannabis with an opioid did not improve acute pain for people with knee arthritis, according to results of a study ...

Utah is set to receive over $10 million from a multi-state settlement with Albertsons, after the company allegedly helped ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s latest plan to study whether opioids are effective as a chronic pain treatment is facing significant resistance from addiction and pain care experts. A planned ...

Implementing subcutaneous opioid options in the emergency department significantly reduced reliance on intravenous administration.

Millions of U.S. patients are still prescribed long-term opioids ...

Did Andrew Kolodny's op-ed on kratom in The Conversation make you see red? Well, it should. It's largely the same old ...

Using medical marijuana appears to help people reduce the use of other medications, including opioids, sleeping aids and ...

Overlooked plant compounds may quietly hold new clues for treating some of the most challenging forms of pain.