A recent analysis reveals a modest decline from 2016 to 2020 in new and additional opioid prescriptions for patients with ...

Despite recent declines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says opioids remain commonly prescribed to about 1 in 5 ...

The Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response Summit 2025 was held this week in Rapid City. On Wednesday, health leaders, program managers, tribal leaders and others gathered to discuss solutions to the ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A recent study conducted across nine Iowa hospitals has shown promising results in reducing postoperative opioid prescriptions through the implementation of Enhanced Recovery After ...

The new requirement would cover dozens of medications: antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, narcotics and ...

Smaller, cause-specific opioid prescriptions after emergency department visits for acute pain could provide adequate pain management and reduce the risk of misuse of unused opioid pills, according to ...

Despite an overall decline in prescribed opioid use in Canada over the past decade, a recent study found that people in poorer areas receive three times the prescriptions for opioids than those in ...

Purdue Pharma recently reached a $7.4 billion settlement with all 50 states and the District of Columbia over its alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis through aggressive marketing of OxyContin.

There is no link between prescription opioid use in pregnancy and the risk for autism spectrum disorder or ADHD in offspring, ...

NEW YORK -- Walmart agreed to the framework of a $3.1 billion settlement, which resolves allegations from multiple states' attorneys general that the company failed to regulate opioid prescriptions ...

We examine how healthcare providers’ opioid prescriptions are affected by changes in their home values, which proxy for shocks to their wealth. We find that providers increase opioid prescriptions ...