Despite an increase in the use of medication for opioid use disorder in older adults from 2017 to 2022, disparities persist; ...

To date Mesa received $4.5 million in One Arizona settlement funds. The city will give $1 million to nonprofits working to ...

Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione laments that Stark County opioid deaths have "continued to spiral upward." ...

U.S. Senators propose the Alternatives to PAIN Act to increase access to non-opioid pain treatments for seniors.

An historic settlement reached between drugmakers and some states offers those states which were part of the deal a valuable ...

Gov. Ned Lamont is asking Connecticut lawmakers to help him bypass a law meant to safeguard millions of dollars from opioid ...

The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...

After reading a recent Sun-Times investigation on opioid deaths among a generation of Black men, WBEZ editor Alden Loury ponders the role of racism and segregation in those deaths.

Despite a CT law ensuring the money would be used to counteract the epidemic, Lamont wants to tap into it to pay for social ...

Research reveals that δ-receptor agonists like KNT-127 alleviate IBS symptoms by modulating gut-brain interactions and ...

Rep. Kathy Castor criticized House Republicans for failing to address the opioid crisis effectively. She highlighted past bipartisan efforts that were disrupted, accused the administration of ...

New data from the Florida Department of Health and FDLE shows seniors in the Tampa Bay region are dying at higher rates from ...