Kratom is a plant that comes from Southeast Asia that has opioid-like properties. The perception is that it's relatively safe ...

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If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

The company that makes OxyContin, members of the Sackler family who own it and many groups that sued over its role in the ...

Nate Holley, 37, has been clean for more than a dozen years from the grip of opioid addiction – crediting his recovery to ...

September is National Recovery Month, a time to shine a light on the power of healing and hope for those struggling with addiction. Opioid addiction is a serious problem that affects people of all ...

A bankruptcy judge on Friday said he would sign off on a deal that forces Purdue Pharma and its billionaire owners to pay out ...

William Brown, a single father in his 40s, overcame his opioid addiction and went back to college after a series of run-ins with the law. He credits his recovery to UNC REACH, a medical clinic that ...

Under the plan, the company will dissolve and its owners, members of the Sackler family, will pay as much as $7 billion of ...

Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.

The new agreement replaces one the US Supreme Court rejected last year, finding it would have improperly protected members of ...