L.A. County halted sales of kratom products over concern about potential overdoses. Some say officials aren't considering how ...

According to NPR reporting, President Donald Trump is pursuing exactly that through a strong emphasis on enforcement: ...

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County banned sales of kratom and 7-OH in November following overdose deaths, but experts question whether the drugs alone caused the fatalities.

Once used by vets to anesthetize elephants, carfentanil is now an extremely dangerous illicit drug often disguised as an oxycodone tablet—and it's 100 times stronger than fentanyl.

Cebranopadol is an investigational first-of-its kind dual NOP/MOP receptor (NMR) agonist which uses a novel approach of activating NOP and MOP ...

A man from Brevard County is facing seven felony charges in South Florida after authorities said he used a victim’s stolen ...

Abingdon has rebuilt itself through theatre, heritage and a renewed sense of community — a rare bright spot in a battered ...

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, many heroin and fentanyl users begin with prescription opioids, such as OxyContin.

The Alma Randolph Charitable Foundation’s Hands Up To Succeed, H.U.T.S., program unveiled another furnished home on Thursday, supporting the foundation’s mission to “provide disadvantaged families ...

Many cities are banning kratom products because of recent increased media coverage of its addictive potential, whereas others may think this is not a priority due to the fentanyl crisis.

A few years ago, I hired a young man who lived nearby to chainsaw some trees on my property. He used the money I paid him to buy drugs — and died from a bad batch of fentanyl-laced heroin.

The trouble with FDA's move to require only one study for new drugs ...