A wrongful death lawsuit claims a Scranton woman died from a product containing kratom, a botanical native to Southeast Asia. With a scientific name of Mitragyna speciosa, kratom is a tropical tree in ...

The US Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general. The Senate Judiciary Committee had advanced Bondi's nomination to the full Senate vote last Wednesday. Bondi, a Florida ...

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.

The Paris prosecutor says it cannot investigate sexual assault and harassment accusations against nationally revered priest Abbé Pierre.

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 ...

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 ...

Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them ...