With more than half of veterans who participated in conflicts in the Middle East reporting they experience chronic pain, it's no surprise that many are prescribed opiates to help them manage their ...

Prescription drug overdose is the driver of death due to unintentional drug poisoning in Ohio, at a rate that increased by 366 percent from 2000 to 2012. The trend continues, unfortunately, and ...

The crackdown on illegal use of prescription painkillers in some parts of the country has fueled increased use of heroin -- a cheaper and more dangerous alternative -- among teens. Both the ...

Montpelier – After prodding from many working to combat the opiate epidemic, including Gov. Peter Shumlin, the federal government has announced that it will allow nurse practitioners and physicians ...

CLEVELAND -- For the second year in a row, the March of Dimes has given MetroHealth Medical Center a gift of $35,000 to improve the health of opiate-addicted pregnant women and their babies. This year ...

The nation's top federal health agency urged doctors to avoid prescribing powerful opiate painkillers for patients with chronic pain, saying the risks from such drugs far outweigh the benefits for ...

Marijuana is touted as a treatment for chronic pain, multiple sclerosis and anxiety — and some say it may be a way to help alleviate Massachusetts' opiate crisis. But that idea is causing some tension ...

Key research finding: Pharmacologists are working to help mitigate the detrimental side effects of opiates, including addiction, respiratory depression, constipation and alcohol use. Many ...

Recent data published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that those who use cannabis are more likely to be able to quit injectable opioids. The study was carried out by a team of Canadian ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People affected by opiate addiction have a new place to turn to in West Michigan. Members of the newly-formed Grand Rapids chapter of Families Against Narcotics (FAN) will ...

Key research finding: Pharmacologists are working to help mitigate the detrimental side effects of opiates, including addiction, respiratory depression, constipation and alcohol use. Many ...