For patients with psychiatric conditions from addiction to mood disorders such as depression, disrupted sleep can often ...

An historic settlement reached between drugmakers and some states offers those states which were part of the deal a valuable ...

Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs ...

Despite a recently-agreed $7.4 billion settlement, the Sackler family has yet to fully account for its role in America's ...

Researchers at University of the Pacific in Stockton have developed a long-acting opioid overdose-reversal drug-delivery system that could save lives.

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu discusses the nanoparticle delivery system behind the non-addictive pain medication Envelta and ...

Most states allow some form of "medical marijuana". Medical marijuana is especially popular with pain patients, many of whom ...

The amount of women who were diagnosed with a substance use disorder in Ohio when they delivered their babies has increased over the years, but are the resources in our communities available to help ...

In January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.9 billion in ...

Fentanyl Act. The bill aims to make permanent a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) temporary emergency rule from 2018, ...

AT PENPOINTUS President Donald Trump is showing his age, because he is throwing old solutions at current problems. It would ...

For example, in New Jersey ... the plan has the opportunity to be a game changer in the opioid epidemic. "It's a window of opportunity where people may be more amenable to starting treatment.