A shortage of the weight-loss drug Ozempic to treat type 2 diabetes has opened up new markets for the Tasmanian alkaloid ...

A portable device detects dangerous street drugs instantly, helping reduce overdose risks and support harm reduction.

Despite the White House naming overdose prevention among its top drug policy priorities, a recently leaked federal budget proposal suggests it would cut a program that directly expands access to ...

The Senate Committee on Rules and Judiciary voted Thursday to confirm three of the governor’s nominees and approved ...

Discharged inmates and the public will be able to access a dose of the drug that can reverse an opioid overdose.

Hays County Jail installs a Narcan vending machine to combat opioid overdoses, in partnership with local health departments ...

While well-intentioned, Scott L. Bohn’s op-ed “Equipping first responders for the age of synthetic opioids” (April 28, TribLive) calling for expanded use of high dose and long-lasting opioid overdose ...

Sustained-release naltrexone may slightly increase illicit opioid use and serious adverse events compared to opioid agonists, with uncertain effects on retention and acceptability. It may reduce ...

The number of Americans using illicit opioids, including fentanyl, is 20 times higher than previously estimated, according to ...

Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Drug Enforcement Agency announced the success of their National Take Back Day campaign. National Take Back Day is held every April 26 and is designed to give people a safe ...

The Allentown Health Bureau announced it has installed two naloxone pole boxes to help save lives and respond to the opioid ...