New data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows more than 4,000 people -- a record high -- died from drug overdoses in 2021. The Canadian province of British ...

Opioids can either be prescription pain relief medications or illegal substances. People taking opioids may experience feelings of pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness, and relaxation. They can be ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, a move that’s expected to increase access to the lifesaving ...

Mar 29, 2023 (The Expresswire) -- The global "Opioids Market" research study presents an in-depth analysis of the market's revenue, size, and volume. It covers industry segments by Types ...

Narcan reverses fatal overdoses by blocking the effect that opioids have on the nervous system. The nasal spray must be administered as soon as an overdose is suspected. The Food and Drug ...

(CNN) -- With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid ...

The first ever over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday, a move that could dramatically increase access to ...

In 2020 alone, nearly 100,000 people died from an overdose. The main cause? Synthetic opioids — specifically fentanyl. This sharp rise in opioid-related overdoses in recent years includes almost ...

In a long anticipated decision, the Food and Drug Administration approved an over-the-counter version of naloxone spray, a generic form of the opioid overdose ... the reason it took so long ...

Deaths from opioid overdoses rose more than 17% in just one year, from about 69,000 in 2020 to about 81,020 in 2021, the CDC found. Opioid deaths are the leading cause of accidental death in the US.