The legalization of medical marijuana appears to have contributed to lowering rates of opioid abuse, according to two new studies. The research...
More and more American kids are getting admitted to the intensive care unit due to prescription painkiller or other opioid overdoses, a...
Drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma has decided to stop encouraging doctors across the country to write prescriptions for its painkiller, OxyContin, drawing positive...
There are multiple factors that have contributed to the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States, the most glaring of which have...
Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on doctors fraudulently selling opioids to patients faster than ever now, thanks to better access...
The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a Take Back event on October 28 nationwide to give people the chance to turn in unused...