When 4 year old Anne Merriman saw pictures of sick children in Africa she announced, “I’m going to Africa to care for the poorly children.” This brash, single mindedness never left her. She spent more ...

An express bus driver was arrested today for ferrying passengers to Kemaman, Terengganu, while under the influence of ...

Kentucky officials warned that kratom 'in its modern forms, especially 7-OH' can pose "new and serious risks" to consumers.

By Kanak Panigrahi I believe in opioids. This perspective doesn’t come naturally. While opioids have had a devastating impact on millions of people, I have learned to appreciate their benefits. For my ...

During the first week of trial, the family's medical expert said an illegal do not resuscitate order caused the teen’s death, ...

Despite the terrible problem of narcotic addiction, a world without morphine would have more suffering, not less. Morphine is the active ingredient in opium, used from time beyond memory to treat ...

Department of Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, ...

Overdoses and drug poisonings are the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, per the CDC, and synthetic opioids ...