San Diego County cancelled its contract with the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego to distribute naloxone, a nasal spray ...

It’s a gateway drug. Eventually it won’t get you high any more, and you’re going to look for something greater. It tears ...

At the urging of another person in the recovery community, Yates said his best friend stopped taking buprenorphine — a ...

The label will also highlight the importance of overdose reversal drugs such as Narcan, which bind to the opioid receptors in ...

Opioids are strong pain relievers, but they also very easily can get misused. Dr. Rey Ximenes of Advanced Pain Care and the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to require new labels on all opioid pain medications that emphasizes long-term ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring major safety labeling changes for all opioid pain medications, warning about addiction, overdose and long-term risks.

It has been several years since the beginning of opioid settlements stemming from the opioid crisis. As mandated by the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking significant steps in the ongoing fight against the Opioid Crisis.

The FDA is requiring safety labeling changes to all opioid painkillers, to better highlight the risks posed by using the ...

The FDA will soon require prescription opioid manufacturers to include stronger language on the medications’ labels warning ...

A powerful new synthetic opioid, up to 1000 times stronger than morphine, has emerged in Adelaide’s street drug supply, and ...