A Windward Oahu man’s autopsy results have first responders on alert. That’s because the 52-year-old had carfentanil in his system. Carfentanil, a relative of fentanyl, is used by veterinarians to ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hoping a newly approved non-opioid pain medication could help save lives. Dr.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Thursday a new type of prescription pain medication for moderate to ...

California had over 7,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022. Nearly 87% of them were linked to fentanyl. Overdose deaths ...

An Opposition critic is calling for an inquiry into B.C.'s safer supply drug program after it emerged that the province is ...

Doctors from the Cleveland Clinic talk about how this new non-opioid pain medication could help reduce the issue of opioid ...

The new non-opioid drug has been approved for the treatment of severe pain, such as that following surgery or an injury.

“The less mobility in a county, the more overdose deaths. Moreover, it was two to three times as powerful a predictor as the next strongest predictor, either opioid prescription rates or unemployment.

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...

However, fentanyl, the predominant opioid abused today, is very strong and challenging naloxone reversal protocols. Nalmefene may help. Access to MAT (buprenorphine, methadone) improved.

The drug, suzetrigine, will be sold under the brand name Journavx and is the first new class of pain medicine approved in ...