Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, in partnership with the deans of the commonwealth’s four medical schools and its medical society, Monday released a new set of medical school core competencies to ...

Forty-three percent of Americans say the prescription drug abuse is a serious issue, up 10 percent from 2016, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The ...

Far more Americans believe the country’s opioid drug abuse problem has gotten worse in the past year than think it's gotten better. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey ...

A new study published Thursday found that groundbreaking weight loss and diabetes medications also combat opioid-use disorder and alcohol misuse disorder. This is the second study this fall to suggest ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, according to a new study that supports expectations the drugs can offer ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a 10-mg dose of Roxybond (Protega Pharmaceuticals), an opioid analgesic indicated for the management of severe pain in cases where other ...

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are transforming the health of millions of people—and a new study hints that even more could benefit from the drugs’ other effects on the body. A study ...

It’s become one of the most startling signs of the fentanyl crisis happening across California: Seemingly zombified drug users slumped over in awkward positions. If you have ever witnessed what looks ...

The Company plans to have RoxyBond 10mg available before the end of the year. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RoxyBond ™ (oxycodone hydrochloride) immediate-release (IR) 10mg ...

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While the dangers of fentanyl have been dominating headlines for years, the death toll from another class of extremely potent synthetic opioids called "nitazenes" has been climbing steadily. For ...