Pregnant women who reported opioid use disorder were more likely to face serious health complications, as were their children ...

Forty-three percent of Americans say the prescription drug abuse is a serious issue, up 10 percent from 2016, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The ...

It’s become one of the most startling signs of the fentanyl crisis happening across California: Seemingly zombified drug users slumped over in awkward positions. If you have ever witnessed what looks ...

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama medical professionals are coming together to combat opioid and drug addiction. Nearly 300 doctors and nurses attended a substance abuse conference today. Doctors call it ...

A new study published Thursday found that groundbreaking weight loss and diabetes medications also combat opioid-use disorder and alcohol misuse disorder. This is the second study this fall to suggest ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, according to a new study that supports expectations the drugs can offer ...

Having shown last week that its opioid alternative can reduce post-surgery pain, Tris Pharma is back with another slice of clinical data to show that the drug is less likely to be abused. The phase 1 ...

While ADFs of opioids may help mitigate the risk of opioid abuse, they have limitations as well. LAS VEGAS—Opioid abuse is rising and drives much of the increase in drug poisoning deaths that have ...

Are Abuse-Deterrent Drugs Less Addictive? Medscape: In a national survey [1] of internists, family physicians, and general practitioners, nearly one half stated that they believed abuse-deterrent ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a 10-mg dose of Roxybond (Protega Pharmaceuticals), an opioid analgesic indicated for the management of severe pain in cases where other ...

The $5 billion settlement from pharmaceutical giants will go to funding groups aiding victims of substance abuse.