There is a deep irony in the pain of losing someone you love to the very medication prescribed to resolve their pain. My mother died from an opioid overdose in 2004. She was prescribed Oxycodone for ...

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic ...

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Monday doubled down on her claim that Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli is "complicit" with opioid companies in the deaths of tens ...

Democratic New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill accepted more than $25,000 in campaign donations from pharma giants accused of supercharging the opioid crisis, despite claiming her GOP ...

Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are being prescribed an opioid that does little to ease their suffering. To make matters worse ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Opioid-related overdoses in 2024 dropped in half compared to 2023, a new report from the Ingham County Health Department shows. The Ingham County Substance Use Surveillance ...

Did you ever smoke? I did, for a long time (too long). For the first few years, I deluded myself with the idea that I could “stop anytime I wanted,” though never really tested that theory. Then I did ...

FIRST ON FOX: New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill took tens of thousands of dollars from companies linked to the opioid crisis as she hammers her Republican opponent over his ...

Doug McCann owns the popular K Street Dive Bar in downtown. His bar is known for its mermaid tank shows and themed cocktails, but the fun nightlife business comes with risks. He says he considers the ...

This essay is adapted from the author's book "The Nature of Pain: Roots, Recovery, and Redemption Amid the Opioid Crisis," published by the University Press of Kentucky. I want to write about the ...

If you haven’t heard of 7-OH, now is the time to get familiarized and make sure that you and your loved ones know how to recognize and avoid it. The compound 7-hydroxyitragynine, 7-OH, is up to 13 ...

ALBANY — The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports is awarding more than $9.6 million from the New York State Opioid Settlement Fund to support two initiatives designed to increase ...