New synthetic opioids (NSOs) are one of the fastest-growing groups of new psychoactive substances around the world ...

Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.

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 ...

Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a hangup for insurers and limit ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...

The FDA’s nod for suzetrigine bolsters confidence in the pharmaceutical industry’s strategy to target sodium channels.

New Monash University research has revealed a concerning rise in new opioid prescriptions among younger Victorians, while ...

Veterans who were simultaneously prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an ...

The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive. The Food and Drug ...

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

The money will pay for efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction, or fund services that help people in recovery.