It promises powerful relief without the high or harm. So why is this breakthrough drug still flying under the radar? For years, opioids have dominated the world of pain management. They’re strong, ...

There is a deep irony in the pain of losing someone you love to the very medication prescribed to resolve their pain. My mother died from an opioid overdose in 2004. She was prescribed Oxycodone for ...

As U.S. states push for equitable coverage of non-opioid pain medications, conflicts emerge over cost implications and the ...

AMY Richards stood in her kitchen clutching a pencil case full of prescription drugs and she felt she had reached the end of the road. “I honestly believed my husband and family would be better ...

During my 30 years in the Indiana Senate, I witnessed numerous pieces of legislation aimed at toughening our drug policies and penalties. In my final years, I authored a series of bills that focused ...

Scientists have recreated morphine-like pain relief in mice with a targeted therapy that avoids addiction-linked brain ...