The Pennsylvania Department of Health has criminalized nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that can be even stronger than fentanyl, as overdose deaths in the state mount. Nitazenes are temporarily ...

Findings from postmarketing studies showed long-term opioid use was associated with serious risks including misuse, addiction, and overdose. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring ...

Pennsylvania wants to continue categorizing a class of powerful synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances to allow state prosecutors to charge suppliers as use rises. Nitazenes are up to ...

"We urge everyone to voice their support for making naloxone a critical component of workplace emergency preparedness and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are sharing tips for preventing and recognizing opioid overdoses ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. In recognition ...

The American Heart Association is offering two online courses for health professionals and lay people on providing care and treatment for opioid overdose victims, reports the Macomb (Michigan) Daily.

A study in the CDC’s National Vital Statistics Reports found opioids were among the drugs most often reported in overdose deaths, which increased by 54 percent from 2011-16. 1. For the study, ...

Drug overdoses are usually thought to afflict mainly the poor and troubled. But it looks like OxyContin and other opioid painkillers are changing the picture. People in stable, middle-class ...

This fall, pro football legend, Emmitt James Smith III, is kicking off his third year with Ready to Rescue, an initiative to break down the stigma around opioid poisonings and educating others on how ...

Georgia officials announced Friday the launch of a statewide initiative to provide kits to aid students who have an opioid overdose to every public school in the state. These kits will contain Narcan, ...