Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids accounted for 6 percent of 41,502 in 2012. In 2015, this number had risen to 18 percent, 51...

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and their analogs have been a leading cause of opioid overdoses in the United States since 2016....

It can be extremely stressful during the holidays for those suffering from an active opioid use disorder. An individual who takes opioids...

Throughout the nation, reports of "rainbow fentanyl" are growing, and law enforcement believes the candy-like, colorful opioid is...

Individuals who sustain injuries at work may be more likely to develop opioid use disorder, which affects both their work and home lives....

Due to the lethal practice of mixing highly addictive narcotics with other drugs, opioid overdoses may increase in rural and urban areas....

Fentanyl, a dangerous and addictive opioid, is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contribute to 100,000...

As a country, the overdose epidemic continues to change and worsen. ‌It is now driven by fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, methamphetamine, and...

Opioids were involved in 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017 and 46,802 deaths in 2018. In 2020, overdose deaths increased significantly to...

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid more potent than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, notes the CDC. In the U.S., it contributes...

An opioid is a drug derived from the opium extracted from poppies or a synthetic version of it. Various types of opioids exist, such as...

In 2016, Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General, recommended that the country needs to start treating addiction more effectively, “Not as a...

You've surely heard the term "opioid epidemic" whether in the news or talking to friends and family. After all, the opioid epidemic, or...

Every day more than 130 people die after overdosing on opioids in the United States. But, one demographic that is grossly overlooked in...

As reported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, there is a troubling trend in Delaware: “Overdose deaths in the state continue to rise, with...

In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency to address the opioid crisis. And, for good...