opioids

Once my doctor saw the results he changed his tune incredibly quickly.

The entire area was dark. As I approached my car I suddenly felt a man holding a knife against my neck.

One of the biggest problems with addiction is that people are very good at hiding it from themselves.

I just checked out of life completely. The withdrawals are unimaginable.

I never thought I'd see the day when we would deny people pain relief and they'd resort to suicide.

The constant gaslighting made me feel like my pain didn't count.

I had a terrible accident. Daily, I wished for the amputation of my legs.

The Washington Legislature could not reach a compromise on statewide drug laws during its last day of session in April, prompting a special session.

Patients with legitimate medical needs are losing access to opioids while addiction and overdose rates continue to climb

Most doctors and other health experts agree that opioids should be a last resort for managing pain.

A pain doctor cautions against "a blanket no" on opioids for all patients: "The pendulum has swung too far."

Losing her son to addiction turned this mother into an advocate for people with substance abuse disorders.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is facing scrutiny about its efforts to reduce the supply of prescription opioids.

The FDA's lopsided inspection process isn't helping America's pharmaceutical industry keep pace with overseas competitors.

The children, who were wheelchair bound and addicted to opioids when their parents were dosing them, are now able to walk, play sports, and are medication-free.

Researchers also found spikes in fentanyl and amphetamines by examining the town's sewage.

"With increasing medical marijuana legalization, marijuana may be substituting for opioids for cancer-related pain," a researcher said.

According to the CDC, "overdose deaths involving opioids increased from an estimated 70,029 in 2020 to 80,816 in 2021."

Rainbow fentanyl—regular fentanyl dyed with food coloring—is an opioid drug responsible for 80 per cent of all overdose deaths in New York City.

Conway criticized Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman for hanging a marijuana flag amid the opioid crisis in the U.S.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is around 50 times more potent than heroin, and 100 times more powerful than morphine.

Until the CDC gets out of the business of telling doctors how to practice medicine, none of us can feel safe.

Kratom, an herbal drug that is gaining popularity in the U.S., is similar to CBD in many ways but affects different parts of the brain.

Andrea Thomas, co-founder of the Facing Fentanyl organization, told Newsweek that Biden needs to "alert people to this danger" associated with illicit fentanyl.

"We never manufactured or marketed opioids, nor did we distribute them to the 'pill mills' and internet pharmacies that fueled this crisis," Walgreens said.

The internet has praised a man for administering life-saving first aid on his way to work—and slammed his employer's decision to let him go.

Renee Parsons described her whole body as feeling numb, before losing consciousness.

The two men were found dead in a vacant apartment in a building in downtown Los Angeles, with a substance believed to be fentanyl near them.

The remaining juvenile residents have been temporarily moved to an adult facility while the investigation continues.

Dozens of family members of those who suffered from opioid addictions criticized the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.