In school, we are taught how to detect the signs of suicidal thoughts within our friends and peers. Our teachers give the ...

The opioid crisis is a serious health concern in the United States and affects millions of households every year. According ...

But when people don’t talk openly about addiction, they can miss early warning signs, often until it’s too late. Addiction is widespread in Ohio, harming people’s health, threatening lives ...

Opioids Like other substances, signs of opioid use disorder may be physical and/or behavioral Physical: The physical signs of opioid use include loss of appetite, weight loss, small pupils, and ...

Compassion fatigue can affect those who have turned their pain into purpose. Sometimes we have to come off the front lines of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Opioid addiction is rising at an alarming rate here in Santa Barbara County. And residents are seeing it in their daily lives. “I am not surprised it’s increasing it ...

The first warning sign often appears in pill counting. ... After a car accident left her with chronic back pain, prescription opioids seemed like a lifeline. Three months later, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued seven warning letters to companies illegally marketing products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), which is found in trace amounts in kratom.

Health officials are warning of a synthetic opioid that’s 100 times more potent than fentanyl. Carfentanil is reemerging in the illicit drug supply, according to the Michigan Department of Health and ...

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that builds on New York’s ongoing efforts to address the opioid and overdose epidemic that is impacting states across the nation.