Why are there so many contradictory findings regarding opioid policy impacts in studies that have used quasi-experimental designs? One contributing factor is the diversity of disciplines conducting ...

A new meta-analysis of 148 studies estimates that 9.3 percent of patients who receive opioid prescriptions for chronic pain experience "dependence" or "opioid use disorder" (D&OUD). The authors, Kyla ...

After many years of increasing opioid and drug overdose deaths, it appears the United States has turned a corner, with the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicating fatal ...

Pain is an epidemic in search of a treatment. If a particular pain persists for more than 3 months, it is considered chronic. In the USA, about 20% of adults suffer from chronic pain, and that pain ...

Proposals to ban or regulate kratom, a plant-based substance sold in gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops, are ...

The CDC and White House issued a health advisory about medetomidine, a deadly veterinary sedative known as rhino tranq, found ...

The next phase of America's drug crisis is here.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a complaint against Walgreens for dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions including opioid pills with clear “red flags.” The complaint alleges that ...

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