Health officials are attempting to get ahead of what could be another wave of addiction by issuing a scheduling ...

A Fresno man will spend time in prison after being convicted of conspiring with a Madera pharmacist to illegally traffic ...

Opioid prescriptions have long been used as a medicine for lower back pain in emergency rooms; however, in the past few years ...

Fresno man gets 7.5 years in prison for trafficking opioids with co-conspirators, using fraudulent prescriptions.

Naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, is an opioid-receptor blocker that can reverse opioid overdoses. This easy ...

A New Jersey doctor has been charged with writing tens of thousands of opioid prescriptions for people struggling with ...

Results show that NSAIDs like ibuprofen are now the prescription painkiller of choice, provided to nearly 29% of low back ...

“Opioid use and average daily dose have not substantially declined from their peaks, despite increased attention to opioid abuse and awareness of their risks,” study authors concluded.

Opioid-limiting pain management education and counseling reduce opioid consumption with no increase in postoperative pain ...

Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Monday that Indiana is expected to receive $16.5 million as part of a multi-state ...

The number of opioid prescriptions in Tennessee increased by 31.6 percent from 2007 to 2011, and the rise in prescriptions was linked to an increase in opioid overdose mortalities, according to a ...

Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Monday that Indiana is expected to receive $16.5 million as part of a multistate ...