Funds derived from these settlements exceed $55 billion. Opioid settlement funds are now available for EMS agencies to tap ...

For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...

In October 2020, researchers at Columbia University began enrolling volunteers who were physically dependent on opioid drugs for a new clinical trial—the world’s first to test a vaccine targeting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and ...

Journavx (suzetrigine), a non-opioid pill for moderate-to-severe acute pain, has just received FDA approval. It’s the first drug in a new family of medicines that block pain signals before they ...

A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth removal better than opioids, according to a Rutgers Health study that could change how ...

The new arrangement no longer gives the pharmaceutical firm's owners sweeping immunity from drug addiction lawsuits Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new US$7.4 billion ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday (February 6) that kratom, a popular herbal supplement, is a dangerous drug with “opioid properties.” The announcement came after the FDA ...

If you have ever witnessed what looks like seemingly intoxicated people bent over or frozen in place on sidewalks or in parks ...

Kentucky received more than it would have in broader settlement Kroger denies wrongdoing, calls claims of lacking safeguards false Opioid epidemic led to 727,000 U.S. deaths from 1999 to 2022 Jan ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma are offering to increase their financial contribution to a bankruptcy settlement of opioid lawsuits, while agreeing to some exposure ...

Caption This infographic shows higher rates of chronic pain and opioid use in US military after combat deployment versus general public. These rates show an unmet need for managing chronic pain ...