Canadian researchers want to clarify the concepts related to safe opioid supply to better assess their impact and guide public-health policies.In ...

Vol. 136, No. 1S, Supplement 1: The Surveillance of Nonfatal and Fatal Drug Overdoses: Best Practices, Innovations, and Lessons Learned (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021), pp. 31S-39S (9 pages) Published By: ...

Opioids kill 130 Americans per day, and nurses play a critical role in screening and identifying patients with substance use disorders, according to AJC Pulse. Nurse practitioners’ ability to ...

NARCAN is accessible to everyone under D.C.’s Opioid Overdose Law, which protects anyone carrying or administering Naloxone.

Opioids are a class of drug used for sedation and pain relief. They can cause many side effects, especially if you take high doses for a long period of time. Chronic use of either prescription or ...

Prescription opioids are usually safe when taken for a short time to help with pain. But anyone who takes opioids is at risk of developing an addiction, also known as an opioid use disorder. Regular ...

When you are in the early stage of recovery from opioid use disorder or dependence, there’s a 90% chance that you will experience post-acute withdrawal syndrome, or PAWS. Knowing what to expect and ...

Judge David A. Faber, Senior District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, has dismissed the “public nuisance” lawsuit launched by the city of Huntington and Cabel County against ...

Christopher Julian's opioid journey is familiar to many Americans. He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries. He said the doctor never warned him they could be ...

CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay a combined $10.7 billion to settle allegations they failed to adequately oversee opioid painkiller prescriptions, thus contributing to America's opioid addiction ...