The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...

Drug experts Drs. Volkow and McLellan set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. Find out how we're doing now ...

One in 10 children will be victims of child abuse before their 18th birthday according to the West Virginia Child Advocacy ...

Two leading drug experts set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. This is how we've progressed since then.

Ontario's addictions minister says the best way to curb the entry of people to the opioid epidemic is to treat youth mental ...

Rutgers Health, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), has launched the ...

Pennsylvania looks likely to receive another big infusion of money from another court settlement over responsibility for the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic.

Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found ...

Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid​ medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.

US President Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on Chinese goods, partly in response to Beijing's alleged role in a deadly ...

As Georgia navigates a widespread opioid addiction crisis, researchers in Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar School of ...