A study has shown that unlike opioids like morphine, the experimental painkiller does not cause tolerance, meaning you don't ...

A new study, published in PLOS Medicine, examined the use of gabapentin along with opioid painkillers. Researchers conducted a case-control study among people who were prescribed opioid analgesics in ...

A new study finds that an increasing number of surgeries — and the painkillers that follow — could derail recovery for those who once misused opioids.

PATERSON, N.J. -- St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in New Jersey has become the first hospital in the country to implement a program that will manage patients' pain in the emergency room without ...

Drugmakers must educate doctors about opioid prescription, agency says. July 10, 2012— -- Companies that manufacture powerful, long-acting opioid painkillers will have to sponsor education ...

(CNN) -- CVS and Walgreens have tentatively agreed to pay a combined $10 billion to settle lawsuits brought by states and local governments alleging the retailers mishandled prescriptions of opioid ...

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Accidental overdoses aren't the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers - the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new ...

You’re heading into surgery soon and your doctor has told you that you’re going to need prescription painkillers. You can’t help but think about all of the frightening reports over the last few years ...