Nitazenes, less detectable and sometimes stronger than fentanyl, have been detected across more than a dozen states.

Brendan Saloner ([email protected]), Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Pooja Lagisetty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Access and scale are two sides of the same coin. Whereas ...

Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more ...

Federal and state governments impose restrictions on both physician and non-physician opioid prescribers To dispense opioids, federal law requires licensed physicians to register with DEA, have an ...

After many years of increasing opioid and drug overdose deaths, it appears the United States has turned a corner, with the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicating fatal ...

The Healey-Driscoll Administration has launched a public-facing dashboard that allows Massachusetts residents to track the allocation and spending of $1 billion in opioid settlement funds.

Pain is an epidemic in search of a treatment. If a particular pain persists for more than 3 months, it is considered chronic. In the USA, about 20% of adults suffer from chronic pain, and that pain ...

Opioids such as fentanyl are "indiscriminate killers" that can be misused by people from all walks of life. But where you ...

In a prison system rife with drugs, a new civil rights lawsuit accuses the Missouri Department of Corrections of punishing people for addiction, rather than treating it. After multiple overdoses, ...

In early February, Cass County Commissioners updated the list of local projects that are receiving opioid settlement funds.