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 ...

Below, STAT previews the three key questions that could define a potentially busy year in the worlds of substance use and ...

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 ...

Since being deemed a public health emergency in 2017, opioids are responsible for 72% of drug overdose deaths in the United States, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. New ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...