Prescriptions to prevent cravings and withdrawal symptoms see growth, but remain a fraction of opioid prescription counts.

National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally ...

A federal jury convicted Dr. Charise Valentine, 69, of Southfield, of conspiracy to distribute prescription opioids, ...

At the conclusion of a trial in federal court, a jury convicted Southfield resident Charise Valentine, 69, of conspiracy to ...

Naloxone is one of them. This safe, easy-to-use medication can reverse an opioid overdose in minutes. It’s legal to carry and ...

From 2019 to 2021, opioid prescribing by US physicians in EDs declined, but it increased among PAs and nurses.

Between 2019 and 2023, overdose deaths increased by 61% among Black people and by 17% among Hispanic people in the city.

There are many available harm reduction strategies, including needle exchange and clean IV using kits, naloxone sprays to reverse an overdose, and fentanyl test strips to detect contaminated samples ...

After a successful Drug Take Back Day in Harrisonburg, Gov. Glenn Youngkin also announced that Virginia saw a record ...

Maricopa County jail increases safety measures, including body scanners, after a K9 named Max suffered a suspected fentanyl ...

Opioids, antidepressants, and some NSAIDs increase the risk of constipation. Find out which ones do and what helps bowel ...

Solano County recorded 59 fatal overdoses directly tied to fentanyl — accounting for 87% of all opioid-related deaths in the ...