Endo shareholders will get $80 million in cash and own 49.9% of the combined company, while Mallinckrodt shareholders will ...

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

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 ...

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), one of 31 bipartisan co-sponsors, called the bill's passage a "major accomplishment" for both Republicans and Democrats.

Old Facing Multiple Charges After Search Warrant Execution OPP seize cocaine, opioids, and cash in Manitouwadge raid. A ...

A new study published in the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment examined federal data on health and drug use among nearly 20,000 people who inject drugs and are low-income in the US, and ...

An addiction support service is warning about the danger of super-strength drugs that have been linked to a number of deaths ...

The Senate has passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. Democratic and Republican ...

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

The New Zealand government is tightening controls on 23 harmful substances, including three fentanyl-related drugs, to curb ...

After my brother snapped his collarbone and was prescribed morphine pills to ease his suffering, my first instinct was fear. Prescription opioids are the cause of many addictions across North America.