More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...

Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Suzetrigine, sold as twice-daily Journavx, a non-addictive prescription drug for ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel prescription pain medication that targets sodium channels involved ...

Only a tiny percentage of people addicted to alcohol or drugs take medication for it. Why not? It's complicated, but the ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...

New research suggests that Ozempic and similar weight loss medications have the potential to be as big a game changer in ...

Teens and young adults with anxiety, ADHD, or sleep disorders were more likely to have a diagnosis of addiction to sedatives ...

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.

The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...

In 2023, more than 84,000 people in the U.S. died from overdosing on opioids—everything from prescription painkillers to ...