The Latest Breaking News from Opioids

National Crime Agency reveals 65 people have died from taking nitazenes, which are up to 100 times stronger than heroin

Government urged to act as experts sound the alarm on nitazenes, with 54 deaths in past six months likely ‘tip of the iceberg’

The House voted to make xylazine a controlled substance, but harm reduction advocates warn this won't help

A major university study is challenging the commonly held view opioids are the most powerful pain relievers.

Vertex solidified its potential for an alternative to opioids in pain treatment, an analyst said Wednesday. VRTX stock broke out.

The US Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday as it heard a challenge to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the Sackler family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids

The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge on Monday to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation.

To overcome problematic opioid use, traditional forms of opioid substitution therapy, such as methadone and oral buprenorphine, have become valuable tools. Research shows that patients receiving substitution therapy are more likely to stay in treatment and stop using heroin than patients receiving treatments that do not involve substitutes – such…