Multiple states have raised the alarm in the past month about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid tied to several dozen recent overdoses that is far stronger than fentanyl. Cychlorphine is part of a new ...

A sweeping review of previous research suggests commonly prescribed opioids often provide only modest pain relief and may increase side effect risk.

A new study from Virginia Tech researchers has shown that a novel vaccine may be able to help block the addictive impacts of ...

Evidence synthesis across randomized comparisons showed limited magnitude and duration of opioid analgesia for most acute pain presentations, challenging assumptions of broad short-term efficacy.

A Virginia Tech research team is working to develop a vaccine that could help stop opioid addiction.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Comprehensive prescription drug monitoring program mandates appeared associated with a moderate ...

Opioids, such as oxycodone, morphine, codeine, tramadol and fentanyl, are commonly prescribed to manage pain. You might be given a prescription when experiencing pain, or after surgery or an injury.

Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The synthetic opioid 10x stronger than fentanyl and popping up across states Multiple states ...

Tennessee’s overdose surveillance system is not designed to detect newly engineered synthetic opioids quickly. The emergence ...

After all, cannabis is a comparatively safe substance and opioids are often deadly. That doesn’t make criminalization the ...

Colorado is rightfully alarmed about the opioid epidemic. We've mobilized resources, declared emergencies and fundamentally changed how we think about ...