Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have shed light on what populations are more likely to be ...

A new experimental painkiller has shown promise in dulling or eliminating pain without the addictive qualities exhibited by ...

An experimental painkiller could be the key to solving the opioid epidemic - The drug could offer powerful pain relief ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says predicted drug overdose deaths nationwide were down 27% last year ...

Long Island, once at the forefront of the opioid epidemic, has seen its overdose numbers consistently decline in recent years ...

New Orleans biotech South Rampart Pharma advances non-opioid pain drug with $8M funding from Ochsner Ventures and Gulf South ...

From 2019 to 2021, opioid prescribing by US physicians in EDs declined, but it increased among PAs and nurses.

A study shows a non-opioid pain reliever blocks pain at its source -- calming specific nerve signals that send pain messages to the brain. In mice, the compound SBI-810 eased pain from surgery, bone ...

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. plunged last year to their lowest level since 2019, according to the CDC. In 2024, ...

NY Governor Hochul reports a 32% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024, highlighting the state's successful opioid crisis ...