A US federal judge on Tuesday sentenced OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma to pay billions of dollars over its role in the opioid crisis, ahead of upcoming bankruptcy proceedings and its dissolution.
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FILE - Pills spill in an arrangement photo of prescription Oxycodone in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Conflicting claims about kratom are widespread, but scientific evidence makes the risks clear.
Stateline reports opioid overdose deaths have declined nearly 50% since 2023, driven by weaker fentanyl and increased treatment efforts.
Kratom is an herbal supplement that comes from a tropical plant native to Southeast Asia. There its leaves have been used as both a stimulant and a sedative.
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The Mississippi Legislature is set to vote on its own plan to spend opioid settlement money, counting on power it does not yet have to send ne…
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Lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves for signature Wednesday to fund clinical trials related to the psychedelic drug ibogaine, action tha…
Black patients were less likely to receive higher doses. This may reflect inequities in health care or misconceptions among patients that higher doses are unsafe.
GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
GLP-1 drugs are the first medication to show promise for treating addiction to a wide range of substances.
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Emilee Shell tried to reconcile two conflicting messages from the state Legislature as staff and clients from the Jackson women’s addiction re…