Opioids affect both the gut and the immune system, said Summer Thompson, an assistant professor studying gut-brain ...

Researchers at USF Health are making dramatic strides in understanding how new opioid compounds work inside the body to ...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has issued a drug alert to warn residents of an increase in drug overdoses in the region.

City officials announced more than half a million dollars in opioid settlement money has been allocated to initiatives in the ...

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. According to Drug Enforcement Administration research, fentanyl is responsible for more than ...

A Cleveland mother is sharing her story one year after her son died from an overdose involving a synthetic opioid — more ...

A synthetic opioid that is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more powerful than fentanyl is increasingly ...

Several new bills and laws in Tennessee are set to go into effect in January 1st. Here's a look at what changes to expect.

A custom-wrapped Lamborghini is becoming the newest tool in the fight against opioid addiction for one Bergen County police ...

The Canadian Press spoke to several chronic pain patients who had no forewarning that their pain medications would be out of ...

Police across northern Ontario say most illicit drugs circulating in their communities are being transported from southern Ontario, while prescription drugs diverted into the illegal market continue ...