Homeland Security Today Executive Editor Kristina Tanasichuk sat down to discuss the opioid crisis and some of its causes with Dr. Paul Christo, one of the world’s leading pain specialists and author ...

The implant consists of a series of rods about the size of matchsticks that administer a controlled release of buprenorphine — a drug used in other forms to treat opioid addiction. The device, called ...

Painkillers are at the center of the nation’s opioid crisis, and Florida received a $3 billion settlement a few years ago from manufacturers, distributors and dispensers of opioids.

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General Hospital star opens up about opioid addiction - Soap opera star said the drugs ‘never affected my work’ ...

A synthetic opioid, cychlorphine, has emerged in the Midwest, raising concerns for first responders. It is 10 times more ...

Actor Jacob Young, known for 'General Hospital', bravely revealed a seven-year opioid addiction stemming from a surgery and a ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Two skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina reached a settlement this month that bars them from discriminating against people with a ...

Los Angeles County jails pared back access to life-saving opioid addiction treatment this fall during one of the system’s deadliest years on record, according to records obtained by CalMatters and ...