Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...

According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain condition release different ...

Chronic pain, which lasts for three months or longer, is difficult to treat. Many people rely on opioid pain medications, but ...

In Australia, more than 40,000 people are imprisoned every day. More than half of these people experience drug addiction, ...

Opioid deaths in Illinois have decreased for the first time since 2018, and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is in part ...

Alabama saw a 24% decrease in opioid overdoses in 2024, but more work needs to be done, according to an official with the Alabama Department of Mental Health. ADMH state opioid coordinator Debbi ...

Millions of dollars have become available for medications to treat opioid addiction in Oregon jails. That’s given Jackson ...

A new study has found that extending state Medicaid coverage did not increase the likelihood of prescription opioid or benzodiazepine misuse among people who use drugs.

"We need to pass legislation that ensures patients have better access to FDA-approved, non-opioid pain management ...

The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...