They potent synthetic opioid is part of a new class of drugs, called "orphines," which are causing alarm ...

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Million Awarded to DFC Community Coalitions to Strengthen Primary Prevention WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the White House Office of National Drug ...

A phase 1b trial shows that IBC-Ab002, a short-lived antibody that intermittently activates the peripheral immune system, is safe and well tolerated with trends in biomarkers in people with early ...

Both drug-induced psychosis and schizophrenia can cause similar symptoms. However, drug-induced psychosis only occurs from drug use, whereas schizophrenia can have several different causes.

The typical price for a newly approved prescription drug has surpassed $250,000, a new study shows, reflecting rising costs for insurers, patients.

Illicit drug use is often framed in terms of risk and antisocial or criminal behaviour. But drug use is often a highly social activity. For many people, the pleasure of using drugs is about social ...

Drug-induced schizophrenia is a chronic mental health condition with symptoms similar to drug-induced psychosis, such as delusions and hallucinations, but it is longer-lasting and not directly caused ...

A drug overdose may occur when an individual consumes too much of a substance. Opioids, stimulants, and other substances can all cause an overdose. Responding quickly can help prevent serious health ...

The Affordable Care Act contained a range of provisions that altered prescription drug access and affordability for patients, payers, and providers. Yet the act stopped short of instituting systemic ...

Drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be caused by dozens, perhaps hundreds, of medications. Because thrombocytopenia can have many other causes, the diagnosis of drug-induced thrombocytopenia can easily ...