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 ...

By suing CVS and Walgreens, the DOJ sends a chilling message to every pharmacy in America: If you fill opioid prescriptions, ...

Illinois libraries can now keep naloxone on hand under a new standing order, making overdose response faster and easier ...

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

It’s similar to xylazine, or tranq — a veterinary painkiller and muscle relaxant commonly cut into street drugs since about ...

Ambros Therapeutics’ non-opioid bisphosphonate analgesic, already approved in Italy, will soon begin a pivotal test 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 ...

Tennessee will receive more than $1.2 billion in opioid settlement funds. Experts fear the money isn’t reaching people who ...

Indiana has launched two new dashboards aimed at tracking drug overdose data and violent crimes. Advocates say the overdose ...