Nitazene was first developed in the 1950s as an analgesic, but was never approved for medical use. Instead, it was “limited to those researching opioid pharmacology,” said Rolling Stone. Nitazene’s ...

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a leading cause of premature death, affecting 1·00–1·14 per 1000 people with epilepsy annually.1 Identifying those at high risk or low risk of SUDEP is ...

The realities of Latin America’s drug trade challenge the administration’s stated rationale for its strikes against suspected ...

New research contributes valuable data that may help low-dose ketamine infusions become more widely accepted as a safe and ...

With the knowledge that Zosia had and was withholding crucial information, Carol began to brainstorming ways to coax the answers out of her. So she headed to the hospital’s staff-only pharmacy, ...

The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study ...

America’s overdose crisis isn’t the simple story we’ve been told for years. A new investigation reveals how two key graphs — ...

Opioids are still widely prescribed, but have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious harms. De-prescribing ...

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound often cause nausea and other side effects. Brain scientists are looking for ways ...

Philly has started an educational campaign about the health risks of cocaine and meth use. Penn researchers developed a tool ...

Toxicologists weigh in on recently reported kratom-related deaths in Los Angeles County as public health officials pull ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, coming the same day an aircraft carrier began heading ...