opioids

The controversial deal hashed out between the Department of Justice and the maker of Oxycontin provides hundreds of millions of dollars of relief for communities hit hard by the opioid epidemic.

Researchers found that kratom tea alleviated some withdrawal symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, in morphine-addicted mice.

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction and sentence of a former Indialantic physician who was accused of prescribing excessive amounts of…

The study shows the long-term effects of opioid use by NFL players, even after their careers have ended.

The coronavirus pandemic is making it more difficult to address the opioid epidemic, which the U.S. has been struggling with for years.

The federal government has waived a law that required an in-person doctor's visit before patients could be prescribed drugs that quell withdrawal symptoms. That's a boon for patients, counselors say.

Florida is part of a national settlement with generic drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, which has tentatively agreed to pay $1.6 billion to…

A Senate panel on Wednesday approved blunting a broadly written 2019 opioid law that left many Florida physicians confused. The Senate Rules Committee…

A House committee on Thursday approved a bill that would carve out hospice services and treatment provided in hospital critical-care units or emergency…

Eilene Zimmerman didn't learn of her ex-husband's addiction to cocaine and opioids until after his death. "This had happened in front of us, and we hadn't recognized it," she says.