One of the greatest revolutions in the field of pain medication was the isolation of morphine from the opium poppy in the ...

Carfentanil is a fentanyl derivative that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine, ...

Morphine is a potent opioid medicine utilized for the management of moderate to severe pain, particularly in palliative care, ...

By putting a carbon atom in place of a core oxygen, chemists constructed an opioid that blocks pain with less respiratory ...

Health officials in Riverside County have confirmed the county’s first death linked to carfentanil, a synthetic opioid ...

HISD students are drinking and smoking less than they were a decade ago. But the use of prescription and illicit medications, ...

The warning reflects growing concern over a surge in opioid products marketed to US consumers containing concentrated levels of 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH).

The victim, identified only as a resident in his 40s, died from the drug overdose in March, but extended delays conducting toxicology tests prevented completion of the autopsy until recently, when ...

Illegal opioids can create substantial harms, but the extent of those harms depends on multiple factors, including the amount ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley was at the White House on July 16 as President Donald Trump signed fentanyl-related legislation.

Confirmation that a man died after consuming the super toxic drug carfentanil prompted Riverside County health officials Thursday to remind residents to take precautions before consuming any kind of ...

Heroin, one of the world’s most notorious narcotics, has a complex history that begins with the opium poppy. For thousands of ...