The Laurel City Council approved a motion to ban kratom sales in the city. According to officials, the ban will go into ...

A wrongful death lawsuit claims a Scranton woman died from a product containing kratom, a botanical native to Southeast Asia.

I am writing to inform the residents of Freeborn County about an exciting opportunity to address the ongoing opioid crisis in ...

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.

An online-based mindfulness treatment program significantly reduced opioid craving among participants with opioid use disorder results from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open ...

Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Suzetrigine, sold as twice-daily Journavx, a non-addictive prescription drug for ...

The rise of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pharmaceuticals threatens public health. Innovative molecular analytical methods are ...

An event addressing the alarming prevalence, persistent dangers and continuing tragedies of opioid misuse, addiction and fentanyl overdose has been scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 12. The ...

One in 10 children will be victims of child abuse before their 18th birthday according to the West Virginia Child Advocacy ...

Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose ...

The program is being launched with the help of money awarded to Kentucky in settlements with pharmacies that helped fuel the ...

At the heart of the recent campaign is The Snowball, a 3-minute video in which an animated character travels down a grim slippery slope.