Drug trafficking is one of the main crimes contributing to illicit financial flows (IFFs). Illegal drugs, including opiates ...

Reductions in overall opioid prescribing and high-dose utilization followed the 2016 guidance, building on declines that began around 2012. Distinguishing prescription opioids from illicit fentanyl is ...

Just before Christmas, the FDA approved a new tool in the government’s unrelenting and largely unsuccessful battle on opioid abuse. The tool screens for a genetic susceptibility to opioid use disorder ...

For those who’ve experienced the legendary tow of opiates, a deepening cycle of despair and deliverance is commonplace. For the rest of us it is hard to imagine what motivates such futile and ...

Chelsey Moore’s back started hurting when she was in high school. She wasn’t sure how or why, but the pain wouldn’t stop. Finally, an MRI revealed a herniated disc, and a doctor told Chelsey that she ...

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The pendulum may have swung too far in the direction of caution when it comes to limiting opioids for adolescents who are in ...

Recovery from opiate addiction is not an easy path. For those attempting to stop, withdrawal symptoms can feel like a full-body rebellion; nausea and muscle aches, chills, anxiety, insomnia, and mood ...