Opioids

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker…

Plasma analysis in middle-age adults identified protein markers of dementia…

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference at the office of the New York Attorney General regarding a major drug bust, Sept. 23, 2016.Drew Angerer |…

Opioid pain-relieving medicines are not more effective than a placebo in relieving acute back and neck pain and may even cause harm, according to a world-first trial led by the University of…

No significant difference was found in pain scores for opioid analgesics versus…

New York, United States, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opioids are medications used to treat severe or persistent pain, such as chronic headaches and backaches, by patients recovering…

Companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers are paying out more than $50 billion in settlements over nearly two decades. So far, more than $3…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer Only 1 in 4 residential treatment centers for teens offers a recommended medicine for opioid addiction,…

By LEA SKENE - Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Kelly trudged through southwest Baltimore, each labored footstep a reminder of the…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription…