New research by KFF, a health policy organization, shows Nebraska has the lowest opioid overdose death rate in the ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. fell after an experimental pain drug failed to benefit patients after surgery and US regulators said they didn’t see a path forward for broad use of its pill in treating a ...

The experimental drug is similar to the Boston-based company’s recently approved pill Journavx but could potentially be given ...

"When I got sober, I knew that I wanted to talk about it publicly. I was, like, ‘I cannot be the only person going through ...

The federal government is seeking to restrict a synthetic kratom product that is already banned in Arizona but easy to find ...

Kratom is a natural plant. Some companies sell synthetic high-potency products under the label of kratom, but the federal government is cracking down on deceptive practices.

For athletes, there is almost always an unrelenting pressure to become better than your opponents, rivals, and even your past ...

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 ...

Most Americans with a clean slate would claim that they have never taken opioids in their life. But that assumption, many times, is false. Opioids are more common than many think, available in the ...

Three Motley Fool contributors believe they've found such unstoppable stocks with the "it" factor to buy in August -- and ...

The neurobiological underpinnings of "incubation of craving" are increasingly well understood. Studies of the "incubation of ...

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has announced new penalties for possession of kratom, effective immediately, in response ...