Fentanyl has emerged as the primary cause of illicit drug deaths in Canada and the United States, and its trafficking has ...

Veterans who were simultaneously prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an ...

From unexpected gender disparities to alarming teen statistics, discover essential facts about opioid medications that every ...

Fentanyl trafficking and deaths caused by the drug have been cited by U.S. President Donald Trump to justify his threat of steep tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. But the potent opioid also has ...

Kolodny says. “It seemed sort of impossible.” Still, he was game to try. Buprenorphine, a milder, safer alternative to methadone, then the standard opioid-addiction treatment, had recently come on the ...

A recent B.C. Ministry of Health document says a "significant portion" of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists are ...

A recent study explodes the myth that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids exists only among patients abusing their opioids. Until recently, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health ...

The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...

The FDA has approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin, the first of its kind in 20 years.

The new non-opioid drug has been approved for the treatment of severe pain, such as that following surgery or an injury.