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The FDA is requiring opioid pain medication manufacturers to update safety labeling with a stronger emphasis on risks from long-term use, including addiction and overdose death.

Republican lawmakers on the committee, who nearly unanimously voted against the measure, voiced concern about the centers’ ...

People taking illicit opioids on the streets increasingly showing up to hospital ERs in Pennsylvania sickened by a powerful dog and cat sedative.

State officials have chosen Granite United Way to manage a new statewide grant program aimed at addressing the opioid crisis.

Prosecutors accused a South Florida doctor and pharmacists of selling millions of pills illegally for years. WLRN tried to ...

Waynesboro City Council agreed to the terms of three opioid lawsuit settlements, expected to bring thousands earmarked for abatement projects.

Spokane County is moving forward with a significant expansion of its addiction and behavioral health services. The county ...

San Diego County cancelled its contract with the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego to distribute naloxone, a nasal spray ...

"It's a gateway drug. Eventually it won't get you high any more, and you're going to look for something greater. It tears ...

Brandi Bachman faces felony charges of acquisition of a controlled substance by fraud, identity theft, and criminal use of a ...

Vertex already has FDA approval for NaV1.8 inhibitor Journavx (suzetrigine) in acute pain, with late-stage trials on the go ...