As opioid pain medications continue being prescribed for chronic and severe pain, understanding their risks becomes ...

Drug abusers could no longer be referred to as an “addict” in New York State, according to a proposal tucked into Gov. Kathy ...

Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) and its ...

The number of 311 reports of discarded needles has surged since the city ended a popular needle-buyback program.

The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing ...

She's not alone. Yearly, over 100,000 people die from drug overdose deaths in the United States, with almost 70% of these deaths caused by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Throughout the ...

The price she paid for her choices has been steep,” a prosecutor wrote. “The government believes that her contrition is ...

President Trump rescinded an executive order that prompted the creation of three Medicare drug-pricing experiments ...

The mayor signed an executive order that gives the police department the option to make a summary arrest instead of a misdemeanor arrest for certain drug offenses.

Cebranopadol, a dual-NMR agonist, reached the primary endpoint in a Phase III trial and matched placebo for safety, a ...