A growing number of people are turning to medical marijuana for pain control, and doctors say cannabis is generally safer ...

Adolescents and young adults were at greater risk of using opioids if their parents had multiple opioid prescriptions, ...

A recent analysis reveals a modest decline from 2016 to 2020 in new and additional opioid prescriptions for patients with ...

A state appointed panel on reducing opioid deaths in Florida on Wednesday issued a list of recommendations for the governor ...

New research challenges fears about stopping long-term prescription opioid use, uncovering no associated rise in suicide risk ...

If a parent has persistent opioid prescriptions, their adolescent or young adult offspring has more than double the risk of ...

The program would facilitate a softer approach to handling certain calls. Springfield Fire Chief Nick Zummo said the EMTs ...

People on long-term opioid treatment can be reassured that stopping these medicines is not likely to increase their risk of ...

7-OH, short for 7-hydroxymitragynine, comes from kratom, a tropical tree. It’s a psychoactive compound that has similar ...

Robert Delagente had prescribed oxycodone and other painkillers along with sedatives and muscle relaxers without a legitimate ...

During the annual meeting, the opioid steering committee detailed the opioid settlement fund, the most recent recipients, how ...