Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma filed a new bankruptcy plan on Tuesday, a major step towards finalizing a proposed opioid ...

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in ...

Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of the opioid painkiller ...

It has pot-tential to ease your mind, but cannabis could put strain on your heart. Two major studies suggest that active cannabis users face a staggering six times higher risk of heart attack compared ...

A small federal agency that plays a big role in trying to address America's mental health crisis is in trouble.

Opioid deaths rose nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17, according to a study from the University of Minnesota School of ...

Celebrities with addiction often live their lives (and sometimes die tragically) in the public arena. Yet some have shown ...

Thanks to the implementation of effective policy, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 24% ...

Proposed cuts to Medicaid could undo advances in treatment for opioid use disorders, risking more overdoses, deaths and stress on the U.S. health system ...

Widely used prescription medicines could get caught up in the Trump administration's tariff trade wars and EU retaliation.

Low back pain affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the leading contributor to disability globally. In most ...

While more research is needed, experts consider semaglutide a promising development in addressing alcohol addiction.