University of South Australia scientists have developed a highly sensitive method to detect illegal opioids and a veterinary ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s new harm reduction initiative is helping prevent needless deaths.

Major scientific discoveries can arise from simple decisions: say, by simply looking where virtually no one else has. Such ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health is alerting medical professionals to the recent detection of novel synthetic opioids in ...

Now two independent research teams have produced high-resolution atomic structures of the mu-opioid receptor (µ-OR), which recognizes morphine and codeine, and the kappa-opioid receptor (?-OR), the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new chemical is molding a new narcotic nightmare ... specifically Kensington - the epicenter of the city's opioid epidemic. Shinefeld says lately there's been a shift ...

Novel synthetic opioids are primarily combined with fentanyl and other illicit drugs, which makes them even more potent and dangerous to unsuspecting users. The Health Department explained that novel ...