Drug overdoses are on the decline in Carteret County, according to Sheriff Asa Buck, who also reported an increase in ...

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Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione laments that Stark County opioid deaths have "continued to spiral upward." ...

New data from the Florida Department of Health and FDLE shows seniors in the Tampa Bay region are dying at higher rates from ...

The approach to bring those numbers down has been all hands on deck. While statistics show it's working, overdose deaths are rising at alarming rates among Black communities.

School district employees who administer the emergency antagonists in compliance with state law are immune from civil liability. CDC data points out that while overall fentanyl overdoses in the U.S.

There are various definitions for opioid abuse. The consensus statement from the American Pain Society, the American Association of Pain Management, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine ...

For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...

Washington — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.

“The new medication has side effect profiles that are inherently, not only different, but don’t involve the risk of substance abuse and other key side effects associated with opioids,” said ...