The FDA has launched an innovation challenge to push development of medical devices to prevent and treat opioid addiction. The challenge, announced May 30, allows selected companies to work with the ...

Kratom and 7-OH may be marketed as herbal supplements, but they function like opioids — shaping how clinicians treat ...

A rare opportunity exists for hospital leaders to rethink their role in addressing the opioid crisis. Billions of dollars from opioid litigation settlements are flowing to states, counties, and ...

He serves as Principal Investigator on multiple NIH and Department of Defense-funded studies and continues to advance research in opioid relapse reduction, alcohol use disorder, and opioid-sparing ...

As drug overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to skyrocket, advocates and lawmakers are working to pass key legislation to help prevent opioid addiction before it starts. Tens of millions of Americans ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A Virginia Tech research team is working to develop a vaccine that could help stop opioid addiction. Data from the Virginia Department of Health show opioid overdose deaths ...

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Attorney General’s Office was part of the national lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies over the opioid epidemic. As a result, Colorado received Opioid ...

In Iowa and nationwide, the pandemic has understandably dominated headlines. Yet another public health crisis has only worsened in the past year. In 2020, nearly 420 Iowans died from a drug overdose, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are sharing tips for preventing and recognizing opioid overdoses ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. In recognition ...

Did you ever smoke? I did, for a long time (too long). For the first few years, I deluded myself with the idea that I could “stop anytime I wanted,” though never really tested that theory. Then I did ...