Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion ...

The deal comes after the Supreme Court blocked a controversial bankruptcy plan for Purdue that shielded Sackler family ...

Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and cravings.

A new "powerful tool" for combatting opioid deaths isn't settled science. For that reason, the state is taking a measured ...

Physicians in our U.S.-based study described a range of decision making challenges, including uncertainty in diagnosing chronic non-cancer pain conditions, discomfort assessing opioid-related ...

Because fentanyl is just one example of synthetic opioids, which are likely to continue to plague the international market, international cooperation must transcend blame and focus on actionable ...

The synthetic opioids, such as protonitazene and metonitazene, mirror the effects of morphine and fentanyl but are much more powerful – raising the danger of accidental overdose. Coroner Ian ...

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is 50 times stronger than heroin and has caused a large portion of overdose deaths in the country for the past decade, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

including synthetic opioids and a horse tranquilizer. Fritzsche’s research shows there is an urgent need for standardized testing and regulation of psychedelic products to ensure consumer safety.

Nearly 35,000 online pharmacies worldwide are operating illegally, risking the distribution of ineffective or dangerous drugs, says the U.S. Trade Representative's report. The report highlights ...

Last year, Federal prosecutors reported that a network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India had packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills ... USTR ...