New Monash University research has revealed a concerning rise in new opioid prescriptions among younger Victorians, while also finding an overall positive trend, with a drop in opioid prescription ...

The approval marks the first new class of pain medicine in more than two decades and offers a potential non-addictive alternative to opioids. "Today's approval is a historic milestone for the 80 ...

The Anderson County Opioid Settlement Committee will have a meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 4, and 4 p.m. Thursday,Feb. 13, in Room 312 in the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton. The purpose is for ...

The Anderson County Opioid Settlement Committee will have a meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 4, and 4 p.m. Thursday,Feb. 13, in Room 312 in the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton. The purpose is ...

The owners of Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, have agreed to pay US7.4 billion ($11.7 billion) to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller. The Sackler family ...

The Purdue Pharma offices are seen, May 8, 2007, in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File) New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks about a settlement with regard to the opioid crisis ...

British Columbia's attorney general says the B.C. Supreme Court has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now ...

and that the doctors at the clinic were "under investigation with the MD Board of physicians" for over-prescribing opioids. The pharmacy manager was allegedly concerned about a potential loss of ...

From 2011 to 2021, prescription opioid use dropped by about 50% across the United States as a likely sign of attempts to reduce overuse of the drugs, previous studies found.

The billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, maker of the pain medication blamed for helping fuel the nation’s opioid crisis, has agreed to increase payments to settle long-running litigation ...