A large review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain has found these medicines provide only small, short-term relief for some acute conditions and are ineffective for some others. The ...

Deputies in north Georgia arrested two people and discovered illegal and prescription drugs following a traffic stop and home ...

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 ...

Magic mushrooms could become the new oxycodone. A new study published in the journal Current Biology found that an injection of psilocybin — the active ingredient in magic mushrooms — potentially ...

Oxycodone oral tablet is available as brand-name drugs and as a generic drug. Brand names: Oxaydo, Roxicodone, OxyContin. Oxycodone comes in five forms: immediate-release tablet, extended-release ...

Two Rockford residents were arrested after oxycodone pills and two loaded handguns were found in a vehicle.

Two people were arrested on Saturday after police say they found two loaded handguns and oxycodone pills during a traffic stop in Rockford.

A 22-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of trying to smuggle $1.4 million worth of addictive painkillers across the Otay Mesa border crossing. The 47,340 tablets found in a hidden ...

A Red Lion veterinarian allegedly prescribed oxycodone for dogs and had the pills returned for his own use. The investigation began after a pharmacist reported a suspicious prescription to the ...