Adolescents and young adults who fill an opioid prescription for wisdom teeth extractions are more than twice as likely to continue filling opioid prescriptions weeks

Better relief for acute pain using fewer opioids may be on the horizon thanks to new research into a chemical compound that targets multiple pain

The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that addresses the ongoing opioid epidemic. The bill, titled the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that

Fast cars, unprotected sex, and opioid addiction? Adolescent brains are wired so that teenagers and young adults are more likely take risks and are more

The number of opioids prescribed by dentists appears to be increasing over time, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on March 23 that includes billions of dollars in funding to combat the opioid epidemic.

Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer were significantly more likely to be prescribed opioid medications than patients diagnosed with lung or colon cancer in

Two pain management experts discussed the role of dentists in the opioid crisis during a February 14 webinar jointly hosted by the ADA and the

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a somewhat unprecedented action regarding the retail packaging of a popular over-the-counter (OTC) antidiarrheal product. In a

The amount of opioids prescribed by all healthcare practitioners in the U.S. has increased over the last 15 years, but the total quantity of opioids

A federal grand jury in Pennsylvania has indicted a Pittsburgh dentist on 200 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, healthcare fraud, using or maintaining

U.S. President Donald Trump has officially declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency, garnering praise from the ADA. The declaration came more than two