The first drug crisis came in the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. In the unregulated, buyer-beware markets of that era, ...

Kris Rhodes Kile handed a multi-year sentence after prosecutors said she illegally supplied powerful opioids to several ...

Unless Massachusetts lawmakers are prepared to follow the science by distinguishing between synthetic 7-OH and natural kratom ...

The chemical, known as 7‑OH, is found in some products marketed as kratom. While kratom itself is legal, 7‑OH can have ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising retailers to immediately stop selling and remove products that ...

"I was so disappointed when I learned Utah could soon move to ban kratom in all its forms. This decision would punish people ...

Many U.S. veterans face prescription drug addiction as a result of pain, trauma and unique stresses tied to military service. The problem is complex, with roots in both physical injury and ...

He seems completely out of it. When we talk, it’s like I’m talking to a wall; his eyes with their pinpoint pupils close and ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to classify “gas station heroin” as a Schedule I substance. 7-OH, the synthetic derivative of kratom, a leaf ...

Introduction Excessive opioid prescribing after surgery can lead to adverse events and exacerbate the opioid crisis. Patients undergoing outpatient breast surgery are often prescribed opioids to ...

Scientists have known for decades that opioids relieve pain by binding to molecular switches in the brain called mu-opioid ...

Opioids, such as oxycodone, morphine, codeine, tramadol and fentanyl, are commonly prescribed to manage pain. You might be ...