A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.

The opioid epidemic continues to affect hundreds of thousands of people, but there may be hope for the future with a new, non ...

About 80 million Americans fill prescriptions each year for medications to treat new instances of moderate to severe pain, ...

Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Suzetrigine, sold as twice-daily Journavx, a non-addictive prescription drug for ...

Senate confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. shed light for the first time on his attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment for ...

An online-based mindfulness treatment program significantly reduced opioid craving among participants with opioid use ...

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The new non-opioid drug has been approved for the treatment of severe pain, such as that following surgery or an injury.

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

In 2023, more than 84,000 people in the U.S. died from overdosing on opioids—everything from prescription painkillers to ...

Almost 1,200 people in Kern County have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2018, including 171 in 2024 and an all-time high of 294 the year before, according to updated numbers from the Kern County ...

Introducing Journavx: the FDA-approved non-opioid, non-addictive drug for acute pain. A major breakthrough in pain medication ...