The FDA voted to remove the drug from the market after studies showed the potential for serious heart toxicity.

A Williamsburg-based recovery advocate said she hopes the money will help local families and communities impacted by the ...

Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Suzetrigine, sold as twice-daily Journavx, a non-addictive prescription drug for ...

A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to local medical professionals. "I think it could be a potentially ...

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll ...

The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office on Monday said a man was arrested after an investigation into a teen's fatal overdose.

As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?

A Williamsburg-based recovery advocate said she hopes the money will help local families and communities impacted by the crisis.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or ...

WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and ...

Multiple states have reached a tentative new agreement with the Sackler family, who made billions of dollars marketing OxyContin, the drug that set off the U.S. opioid crisis. New York State Attorney ...

Last week’s settlement that would see Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, pay $7.4 billion to resolve lawsuits filed by state and local governments across the country is ...