Opioids, a class of drugs derived from the opium poppy plant, can be divided into two broad categories: legally manufactured medications and illicit narcotics. Opioid medications, including ...

For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), evidence supports continuation of buprenorphine during episodes of acute pain, ...

Maggie Lowenstein, an addiction medicine specialist, has seen her patients struggling to get access to medications to treat ...

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

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

India lacks a dedicated early warning system for detecting and responding to emerging drug threats like NPS or synthetic ...

A recent study conducted across nine Iowa hospitals has shown promising results in reducing postoperative opioid prescriptions by implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways. The ...

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

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

The opioid epidemic continues to rage in the U.S. One way to combat the crisis is through education. 28/22’s Paola ...

Among these, the poster titled “Route of Administration and Other Clinical Outcomes Among Exposures to Buprenorphine Pain Medications and Schedule II Opioids” has been selected as one of the ...