Analysts say the opioid epidemic started with the overprescription of legal pain medications in the 1990s, but it has intensified in recent years due to influxes of cheap heroin, fentanyl ...

Debra Scott's child allegedly tested positive for exposure to methamphetamines or some other stimulant and opiates ...

Nurse-scientist hopes to empower primary care nurse practitioners to play a crucial role in improving access to ...

The initiative Pennsylvania's junior senator has proposed will do precisely nothing to turn the tide of the crisis.

India has been named a 'state actor' in fentanyl trafficking by US amid Trump’s tariff threats. But what is fentanyl? Also, ...

A Midstate non-profit is warning people about illegal drugs being sold in the area that are also misleading. “Mifflin County ...

The police revealed today that it has detected the presence of potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, often referred to as a ...

Firearms, ballistic vests, breathalyzers, police vehicles, wages for law enforcement officers — these are some of the ways ...

But “safe” is a relative term: the drugs championed by these activists include pharmaceutical-grade fentanyl, hydromorphone (an opioid as potent as heroin), and prescription meth. Though less risky ...

What started as a medical solution for pain management spiraled into a nationwide addiction crisis. Drugs like OxyContin, ...

According to a Vertex spokesperson, the drug is seeing strong initial market adoption, with growing payer coverage and ...

Russell Coleman announced nearly $20 million in grants from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission.