How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have ...

OH, a component of kratom, is an opioid that “can be more potent than morphine,” but it’s readily available over the counter ...

"The group talks exclusively about opioids … But I deal with so many people on a day to day basis. They're suffering terrible things and opioids aren't involved," said Squire.

'Societies get judged by how they take care of their kids. This is not a good judgment on us,' says Dr. Michael Rieder, lead ...

Identifying the drug can be difficult, given that many overdose toxicology tests don’t include nitazenes, the Journal reports ...

The report from McCaskill, ranking Democrat on the Senate’s homeland security committee, examines advocacy funding by the makers of the top five opioid painkillers by worldwide sales in 2015.

Opioids include prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin as well as illegal ones like heroin and illicitly-made fentanyl. They have been linked to 470,000 deaths in the U.S. since 2000.

A report suggests doctors recommend alternative therapies such as psychological treatments, physio and occupational therapy, and chiropractic care instead of dangerous and addictive opioids.

Toronto Ontario builders' group launches campaign to prevent opioid deaths among construction workers Construction workers make up 30% of opioid deaths among employed Ontarians in 2020, report reveals ...

Canadian doctor groups back stricter U.S. guidelines on opioid use Karen Howlett and Andrea Woo Toronto and vancouver Published May 8, 2016 ...

This article was originally published by Kensington Voice. A new batch of organizations will receive $2.2 million in grants ...

Construction workers a key group dying of opioid-related drug overdoses in B.C. Frances Bula Vancouver Special to The Globe and Mail ...