Opioids are a class of drugs that are commonly prescribed to treat pain. Opioids include both opiates (drugs derived from the opium poppy, including morphine, codeine, heroin, and opium ...

After hearing their evidence on Wednesday, judge Richard Foster said he could "safely reject opioid toxicity" as the cause of ...

"Opioid use continues to be a significant problem felt broadly in our community," a city officials told the City Council this ...

When I didn’t give him money, this co-worker became so enraged that he went on a whispering campaign to everyone at the college and later the community. He then ended up in my newly hired boss’s ...

Children have lately been exposed not just to the usual prescription opioids, but also to heroin and synthetic opiates like fentanyl and buprenorphine, a drug used in medication-assisted ...

I had a hard time getting off the opiates. But I finally did ... of modern pharmacology that the standard we turn to for pain relief are still varients of opioids. Is there any work in the ...

Prescription painkillers -- like opiates and opioids-- can relieve intense physical pain when used properly. But if you become addicted or take too much of an opiate or opioid, you may need ...

Which Drugs Do Opioid Tests Screen For? Most opioid tests pick up both opioids and opiates. Most opiates are made from active ingredients found naturally in opium poppy plants. Most opioids are ...

While poppy seeds themselves don’t contain opiates, the seeds can become contaminated and coated with small amounts of opioids that were in the pod. Poppy seeds are an ingredient in the ...

Panettiere was drinking alcohol and occasionally taking opioids, but meanwhile ... "I didn't want to be around me. But with the opiates and alcohol I was doing anything to make me feel happy ...

"It's easy to become addicted to opioids when [physicians are] using ... This has resulted in a far more cavalier use of opiates, because other medications have failed." And a toxicologist felt ...