What Mark Conway says is groundbreaking and life-saving, the mayor’s office says is irresponsible and simplistic.

Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics that target the central nervous system.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday withdrew its proposed rules to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The ...

Are dropping fentanyl-related death rates concealing other issues in the fight against this brutal form of addiction?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients.

Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...

The city on Wednesday will officially launch what it is calling a “neighborhood wellness court” in Kensington, an initiative ...

Kratom is known for its stimulant and opioid-like effects and is derived from the leaves of a tree in the coffee family, the Southeast Asian tree Mitragyna speciosa. This differs from another natural ...

The city is launching “neighborhood wellness courts,” a diversion program designed to issue citations and offer addiction treatment and other services in lieu of misdemeanor sentences.

President Donald Trump's initial executive orders target previous efforts to reduce health care costs, pandemic preparedness, ...

At J.P. Morgan, most biopharma executives expressed a neutral stance on the incoming administration, but just days later, ...

Plus: Moderna’s bird flu vaccine, Obamacare enrollment breaks records, and AstraZeneca’s new breast cancer treatment is FDA ...