Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School ...

Six months into the year, health officials say the steep reversal in opioid overdose deaths is cause for celebration. But federal uncertainty looms. Six months into the year, health officials in ...

During a debate earlier this week, he questioned Perry on that language, worried that it would push people interested in the program to take opioids that can be highly addictive. “We don’t ...

Summary: New research identifies a promising strategy for correcting dopamine imbalances in the brain using a drug that blocks kappa opioid receptors (KOR). In mouse models with a rare mutation that ...

CLAREMORE, Okla — Oklahoma’s Opioid Abatement Project is hoping to expand. Between 2019 and 2023, the number of fatal overdoses increased by 129 percent. The project aims to lower these numbers.

A Houston-based agent with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said the region has seen an increase in the presence of nitazenes, synthetic opioids that are more potent than fentanyl.

Introduction Opioids are prescribed to manage pain. Approximately 1 in 20 pregnant women in Canada are prescribed opioids during the prenatal period, which may occur concurrently with other ...

Union County will use opioid dollars to fund a jail-based treatment program for inmates experiencing mental health issues. (Union County Sheriff's Office ) A proposed program will help give inmates ...

WATERBURY — New data from the Vermont Department of Health shows a significant decline in opioid overdose deaths last year. According to the newly-released Fatal Opioid Overdoses Among Vermonters ...

The device’s developers suggest that it is appropriate for use by non-experts and it can detect extremely low concentrations of dangerous contaminants — such as synthetic opioids like nitazenes and ...

Fentanyl, a fast-acting and highly addictive synthetic opioid that has been the primary cause of a prolonged wave of overdose deaths across Massachusetts and the nation, is showing signs of weakening.