Chronic pain, which lasts for three months or longer, is difficult to treat. Many people rely on opioid pain medications, but ...

Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...

Street dealers across the U.S. are adding potent synthetic opioids to drug supplies in what federal officials say could be ...

In a significant legislative move, the U.S. Senate has passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, a bipartisan effort led by Senators ...

Alcohol use accounted for the majority of reported second-hand harms. The lifetime prevalence of such harms stood at 34.2%.

President Trump suspended tariffs intended to stop fentanyl from entering the United States. Here’s what to know about the ...

Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according to the ...

Opioid deaths in Illinois have decreased for the first time since 2018, and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is in part ...

Synthetic drugs' rapid spread is reshaping illicit markets worldwide, according to reports by the International Narcotics ...

An addiction support service is warning about the danger of super-strength drugs that have been linked to a number of deaths across the UK.Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership (LRP), which is focussed on ...

The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...

Alabama saw a 24% decrease in opioid overdoses in 2024, but more work needs to be done, according to an official with the ...