A Littlestown woman that provided in-home care is charged with allegedly stealing jewelry and medicine from a hospice patient, police say.

Some signs to look out for if you or someone around you seems to be overdosing are: If you are unsure, call 911 and ask the ...

By putting a carbon atom in place of a core oxygen, chemists constructed an opioid that blocks pain with less respiratory ...

The jury is out on whether junk food is addictive, but there is clear evidence that a diet high in ultra-processed fare is ...

Trump cites fentanyl to impose 35% Canada tariffs, despite data showing 99.8% of seized U.S. fentanyl comes from Mexico.

The herbal substance kratom is causing lots of stir across the state and country as cities, towns and even entire states are ...

A team of researchers, including four from UC Berkeley, developed a new painkiller compound that is less addictive and less ...

Dating back to the 1970s, the term speedballing originally referred to the combination of heroin and cocaine. Combining stimulants and opioids – the former’s “rush” with the latter’s calming effect – ...

The potent synthetic opioid, developed for large animals, threatens to reverse Michigan's recent progress in reducing ...

An over-the-counter substance claiming to be kratom is causing a stir in the industry, as researchers say it is far from the real thing and has impacts similar to morphine.

Researchers describe the neural processes behind how morphine relieves pain. This is valuable knowledge because the drug has such serious side effects.

In a study published in Science, researchers at Karolinska Institutet describe the neural processes behind how morphine relieves pain. This is valuable knowledge because the drug has such serious ...