Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older ...

Preferential MOP agonists such as oxycodone are often required for effective management of moderate to severe pain but come with significant ...

The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, even if they’re not ready to stop using drugs.

Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis ...