New synthetic opioids (NSOs) are one of the fastest-growing groups of new psychoactive substances around the world ...

Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.

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

Ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, some good news for the athletes: NFL players are largely avoiding opioid-based pain ...

Researchers have identified how CBD interacts with cannabinoid receptors to mitigate the negative effects of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis.

Fentanyl trafficking and deaths caused by the drug have been cited by U.S. President Donald Trump to justify his threat of ...

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 ...

HealthDay News — Distribution of prescribed opioid analgesics is lower in majority non-White versus majority White communities across all levels of socioeconomic deprivation, according to a study ...

A new congressionally mandated report examines how opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing between 2007 and 2019 impacted ...

These medications are life and death for someone coming out of custody and in that state,” said Mary Taylor, a clinical ...

The president was wrong about birthright citizenship around the world, the Paris climate agreement and federal funding for ...

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