More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...

New Monash University research has revealed a concerning rise in new opioid prescriptions among younger Victorians, while ...

Authorities arrested a 70-year-old Carrollton man last week after uncovering an illegal opioid distribution operation from ...

ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC) - Etowah County Commissioner Shane Ellison has approved more than $50,000 to continue their fight against drugs in their county. Ellison says transferring over $53,000 in ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved a new type of painkiller that doesn’t carry the risk of addiction or overdose associated with opioid medications. The drug, suzetrigine ...

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

While New Orleans prepares for the excitement of the big game, it’s important to remember that sports injuries aren’t limited to the professionals. High school athletes, weekend warriors, and generall ...

Researchers at University of the Pacific in Stockton have developed a long-acting opioid overdose-reversal drug-delivery system that could save lives.

They will if the generic drug is an opioid that carries the potential for addiction and the new medicine is a non-opioid that poses no such known risk. That’s the opinion of top Vertex ...

Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a hangup for insurers and limit ...