It starts innocently enough. Perhaps a sports injury, an accident, surgery, or a work-related incident. The physician prescribes pain medication, and for the majority of people, it ends there. The ...

On Wednesday, two California counties filed a lawsuit against five of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies. But what role do doctors play in the epidemic? On Wednesday, two California counties ...

An exclusive first look at Netflix's latest limited drama series, Painkiller, gives a harrowing insight into the nation's opioid crisis and the toll it has taken on families around the country. Watch ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new non-opioid pain medication is now on the market, and those who've overcome addiction say this new way to treat pain can save lives. The brand name is Journavx, it is the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A study has revealed Ohio is among the top 10 states with the most residents who abuse painkillers. The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic, according ...

Scientists have just taken a step closer to developing a high-strength painkiller that is not as addictive as opioids. Opioids are sometimes prescribed to patients for use as pain relief in the short ...

As the opioid crisis rages on, surgeons have been searching for ways to rely less heavily on the highly-addictive drugs for pain relief during common surgeries. One new study suggests that giving ...

Medications containing codeine could no longer be available over the chemist counter but instead require a visit to your GP. Another big push to stop any medicines containing codeine to be available ...

"You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life," he told his national audience. "So I need to tell you today that part of what you have heard and read is correct. I am ...

As a recovering addict, I was nervous about the painkillers that would come alongside my cancer treatment, but I soon learned that they would be needed. Treatment started the day after a biopsy ...

Promising compound benzyloxy-cyclopentyladenosine (BnOCPA) found to be a potent and selective pain killer in test model systems BnOCPA is also selective in its action, and non-addictive, opening up ...