In a prospective cohort study from Norway, adolescents and young adults were at greater risk of using opioids if their parents had multiple opioid prescriptions. Those with a mother or father who ...

New research challenges fears about stopping long-term prescription opioid use, uncovering no associated rise in suicide risk and a sharp drop in overdose death. The findings offer reassurance for ...

A national claims analysis found that opening medical or recreational cannabis dispensaries was associated with fewer opioid prescriptions and shorter opioid supplies among commercially insured adults ...

Palm Beach County has begun 2025 with another sharp decrease in opioid deaths following the crisis peaked in 2017, officials announced Wednesday. The local drop-off comes amid a national plunge.

Democratic New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill accepted more than $25,000 in campaign donations from pharma giants accused of supercharging the opioid crisis, despite claiming her GOP ...

Across the country, an increasing number of people are being treated for addiction to a lesser known substance that’s available over the counter in most states. Sometimes called “gas station heroin” ...

FIRST ON FOX: New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill took tens of thousands of dollars from companies linked to the opioid crisis as she hammers her Republican opponent over his ...

EXPECTS THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT TO BE DONE WITHIN A WEEK. OVERDOSE DEATHS IN KENTUCKY CONTINUE TO DECLINE, AND TODAY, THOSE LEADING THE FIGHT GATHERED TO TALK LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. WLKY’S MADISON ...

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Monday doubled down on her claim that Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli is "complicit" with opioid companies in the deaths of tens ...

Did you ever smoke? I did, for a long time (too long). For the first few years, I deluded myself with the idea that I could “stop anytime I wanted,” though never really tested that theory. Then I did ...