The Pennsylvania Department of Health has criminalized nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that can be even stronger than fentanyl, as overdose deaths in the state mount. Nitazenes are temporarily ...

Findings from postmarketing studies showed long-term opioid use was associated with serious risks including misuse, addiction, and overdose. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring ...

The opioid epidemic has affected hospitals, both clinically and financially, for almost 30 years. More than1,000 acute care hospitals will receive a share of $700 million as part of the settlement of ...

The American Heart Association is offering two online courses for health professionals and lay people on providing care and treatment for opioid overdose victims, reports the Macomb (Michigan) Daily.

SALISBURY — Whether you call it addiction or substance use/abuse or dependence, the increase in abuse of opioid prescriptions and illicit drugs has hit Rowan County harder than many other counties in ...

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has issued its first official Drug Threat Notice, warning law ...