Medical researchers have found that people who take the semaglutide-based drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may be less likely to die ...

The e-commerce giant is one of the biggest U.S. employers to respond to government pressure to make overdose medicine more ...

ORLANDO -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) rolled out its first clinical practice guideline detailing evidence-based ...

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) said it plans to stock all of its North American facilities with the opioid overdose reversal medication ...

West Virginia's new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state's opioid crisis: He was once addicted ...

Four organizations are vying to take over the Spokane Regional Health District's opioid treatment program. The public health agency opened its direct services for those struggling with opioid ...

Opioid antagonists are medications people can take to treat opioid use disorder. They help by reducing withdrawal symptoms, addressing cravings, and managing overdoses. Doctors prescribe opioid ...

Emotion regulation and pain catastrophizing influenced pain severity and interference in patients taking opioid medications for chronic noncancer pain.

An ICT investigation found that Canada’s health care system helped fund a sharp rise in opiate use among younger generations ...

In 2018, 8.9% of adolescents 15 to 19 years old had at least one new prescription for opioid medication in the preceding year. Most who receive an opioid prescription do not develop an opioid use ...

The use of opioid medications and converting among them in the older adult population can often be challenging. Physiological changes in older adults may affect metabolism and cognitive abilities.

With two-thirds of people who are incarcerated in U.S. jails experiencing a substance use disorder — in many cases, an opioid use disorder — the failure to make these medications widely ...