What happened to Darvon? It wasn’t addicting and didn’t cost much, and I never heard any reason why it was withdrawn except that “it didn’t work.” It sure ...

A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to ...

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll ...

A Williamsburg-based recovery advocate said she hopes the money will help local families and communities impacted by the ...

A Williamsburg-based recovery advocate said she hopes the money will help local families and communities impacted by the crisis.

U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or ...

The man, who authorities allege sold fentanyl laced oxycontin that caused the overdose death of a Duluth woman in 2023, was ...

Officials in states and local governments claimed that the opioid crisis was exacerbated by Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin and ...

Pennsylvania stands to receive up to $212 million paid out by the family and firm behind the nationwide saturation of OxyContin as part of the latest legal settlement stemming from the ongoing opioid ...