Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Food and Drug Administration will soon require prescription opioid manufacturers to include stronger language on the medications’ labels ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the first time in decades, a historic and “earth-shattering” shift in drug-related fatalities is occurring in Cuyahoga County: cocaine is now responsible for more deaths than ...

New research challenges fears about stopping long-term prescription opioid use, uncovering no associated rise in suicide risk and a sharp drop in overdose death. The findings offer reassurance for ...

Mass. had more than 700 fewer opioid-related deaths since last year. Worcester dropped from 105 deaths in 2023 to 43 in 2024. Nationally, the CDC reporting a 32% decline in opioid-related overdose ...

The FDA is requiring manufacturers of opioid pain medications to update safety labels to better emphasize risks linked to their long-term use, the agency announced in a new Drug Safety Communication.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Opioid medication has a significant stigma with a risk for dependency and abuse, but certain ...

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States’ fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting ...

Opioid medications will be required to have their labeling updated to highlight the safety risks of long-term use, the FDA announced on Thursday. The agency is requiring opioid manufacturers to add to ...

Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that certain experimental compounds can amplify pain relief ...