Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous. To avoid injury, pain tells us to use a hammer more gently, wait ...

Consumer Reports highlights 5 surprising things you need to know about Prescription Painkillers known as Opioids, including Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Methadone, and Morphine.

In 2014, researchers identified 467,000 adolescents between ages 12 and 17 who reported using painkillers for non-medical purposes. Even more concerning, 168,000 of these young people developed ...

Preventing Problems With Prescription Painkillers. The most important step in preventing painkiller misuse or addiction is to recognize no one is immune, experts say.

A judge intends to rule this week on a plan for local governments and individual victims to vote on OxyContin maker Purdue ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, an oral medication for treating pain that doesn't target the brain like addictive opioids.

Ever since the FDA announced limits on acetaminophen packed into any prescription painkiller from up to 750 milligrams (mg) to up to 325 mg, there has been an 11% to 16% annual drop in the number ...

Painkiller explores the rise of OxyContin and ... it has been estimated that over 300,000 people have died over the past two decades from overdoses involving prescription painkillers like ...