Opioids remain the most potent and effective pain relievers in medicine, but they’re also among the most addictive drugs that can halt a person’s ability to breathe during an overdose — which can be ...

Drugs that target opioid receptors sometimes have severe side effects. Thousands of people around the world die every day from overdoses involving opioids such as fentanyl. An international team of ...

SB 299 sets a national example by banning dangerous concentrated synthetic 7-OH opioids while protecting access to safe, ...

Public health officials in L.A. County are renewing their warning about a synthetic kratom compound known as 7-OH after ...

Findings show oral Mira-55 fully normalized pain and significantly reduced inflammation, supporting IND plans and reinforcing MIRA’s position in a $70 billion non-opioid pain market. MIAMI, FLORIDA / ...

Opioid drugs such as morphine and fentanyl are like the two-faced Roman god Janus: The kindly face delivers pain relief to millions of sufferers, while the grim face drives an opioid abuse and ...

Brandy Schillace’s review of “Candace Pert” by Pamela Rykman (Bookshelf, Nov. 15) contains a questionable conclusion: the discovery of the mu opioid receptor in 1972 “helped launch the opioid crisis” ...