Five months after ending the sale of synthetic marijuana, the City Council is turning its attention to kratom, concerned it could set off a new wave of opioid addiction. Kratom in its natural form is ...

If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

A class of synthetic drugs called nitazines have been around since the 1950s - but are quickly gaining a foothold in street drugs ...

What We’re Reading, July 14, 2016: Inaccurate provider directories in California health plans; atehnahealth survey identifies low physician engagement; and opioid addiction bill will soon be law.

Opiate addiction is a growing concern across the globe, affecting millions of individuals and their families. While many are aware of the dangers associated with illegal drugs, fewer people recognize ...

Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.

From R&B concerts in New Jersey to a 1950s sock hop in Connecticut, new data shows wide variation in how governments are ...

The company that makes OxyContin, members of the Sackler family who own it and many groups that sued over its role in the ...

William Brown, a single father in his 40s, overcame his opioid addiction and went back to college after a series of run-ins with the law. He credits his recovery to UNC REACH, a medical clinic that ...