Along with teaching and telling stories, part of my goal here is to get important information out to those who can benefit most from it. Most drug users who quit "cold turkey" have to go through ...

Penalties for those who “sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute kratom in the county of Suffolk to any person under the age of 21,” says the law, “shall be…punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 ...

Ohio could be the latest state to enact stricter regulations on kratom sales and production, a decision met with controversy.

As a pharmacist for HCMC and Hennepin emergency services, Holly Drone has seen a lot. But when Drone described the pain of opiate withdrawal on patients, she turned to her clients’ and co-workers’ ...

Third-party research groups and organizations have validated a smartphone app called Reflex as a tool to help diagnose medical conditions like concussions and opiate withdrawal. Brightlamp CEO Kurtis ...

A study in mice shows that removing chemical messengers in the brain that are involved in both wakefulness and addiction may make withdrawal from opioids easier and help prevent relapse. A study in ...

Sparian Biosciences Inc. has been awarded a $19.5 million, 5-year grant to fund development of SBS-226 from IND submission through phase I development. SBS-226 is a first-in-class dual μ-opioid ...

Zoe Strozewski is a Newsweek reporter based in New Jersey. Her focus is reporting on U.S. and global politics. Zoe joined Newsweek in 2021. She is a graduate of Kean University. You can get in touch ...