The move represents a victory for a range of groups, including advocates who argue public defenders play a vital role in ...

Opioids are a class of medications mostly used to treat pain. While they can improve your quality of life, opioids can be highly addictive. Although the words are often used interchangeably, there’s a ...

Despite irrefutable pharmacological evidence of the wide range in individuals' metabolism of opioid drugs, states continue to impose "one-size-fits-none" laws. For example, Massachusetts, apparently ...

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

Among patients with opioid overdose, bradycardia on initial vital signs was associated with a higher likelihood of xylazine ...

BOSTON – Mass and Cass – the Boston intersection that serves as the epicenter of the commonwealth’s substance abuse and homelessness problem – is the most visible example of a statewide problem that ...

Early opioid withdrawal symptoms include restlessness, anxiety, insomnia, and muscle aches. Late opioid withdrawal symptoms are more serious and involve vomiting, diarrhea, and a rapid pulse.

HARRISBURG — In a reversal, the board overseeing Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement money approved Bucks County’s decision to ...