Opioid abuse during pregnancy is on the rise, new research suggests—and that’s likely to endanger both expectant mothers and their children. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) ...

Nationwide, more than $50 billion in opioid settlement money is expected to flow over two decades to states and local governments. They are handing the funds differently, and some have faced criticism ...

Prescriptions for the new non-opioid pain medication suzetrigine more than doubled between April and August 2025, according to analysis from Epic Research. The increase indicates a growing interest in ...

From 2023 to 2025, Tennessee’s 95 counties received $86.8M in opioid abatement funds. The state has paused public reporting on how the funds are being spent as it works on a new tracking system. Drug ...

Dec 8 (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Monday declared a mistrial in a lawsuit that accused Walmart, CVS and Walgreens of flooding the state with opioids and raising costs for local hospitals. The trial ...

While prescribing peaked more than a decade ago, in 2012, a legacy effect is still underway, with widespread misuse of synthetic opioids (chiefly fentanyl) replacing their prescribed counterparts as ...

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday formally approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harms of opioids. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane gave ...

Opioids, such as oxycodone, morphine, codeine, tramadol and fentanyl, are commonly prescribed to manage pain. You might be given a prescription when experiencing pain, or after surgery or an injury.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

New research challenges fears about stopping long-term prescription opioid use, uncovering no associated rise in suicide risk and a sharp drop in overdose death. The findings offer reassurance for ...

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) has continued to slam her Republican gubernatorial opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, on his ties to the opioid industry despite Ciattarelli’s threat to bring a defamation lawsuit ...