New research reveals previously unknown ways opioid receptors can function, opening the door to safer pain treatments.

Oxycodone and hydrocodone are prescription pain medications. Both can treat short-term pain caused by an injury or surgery. They may also be used to treat chronic, or long-term, pain. A doctor may ...

The current neurobiologic framework for understanding addiction rests upon the nearly ubiquitous manifestation of dopamine surges within the mesolimbic system of the brain, including nucleus accumbens ...

How long oxycodone takes to clear from your body can depend on different factors, including your age, liver and kidney function, and how long you’ve been taking it. Oxycodone is an opioid drug used to ...

A dentist in Nottingham began probation this past week after admitting he illegally distributed opioids and abused his ...

Lori Robertson is charged with tampering with a consumer product Getty A New Hampshire woman working as a nurse in Massachusetts is charged with one count of tampering with a consumer product Lori ...

A Baltimore County dentist will serve just one day of a 10-year sentence behind bars for illegally distributing narcotics and controlled dangerous substances outside his professional capacity.

A northwestern Pennsylvania surgeon has been charged with illegally prescribing Oxycodone to pass along to his romantic ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate woman is behind bars after practicing as a nurse while her license was revoked ...

Venango County physician, Justin Adibi, has been charged with several counts including intent to deliver a controlled ...