Kaitlyn Dever has quickly emerged as one of the standout stars of her generation, establishing herself as one of the most ...

Middletown police allege that a 55-year-old man gave his prescription methadone to a woman last year, leading to her death.

Purdue was instrumental in creating the US opioid crisis via aggressive marketing that did not reflect the true addiction risks of its drugs, particularly OxyContin (oxycodone). Many other creditors ...

Despite a recently-agreed $7.4 billion settlement, the Sackler family has yet to fully account for its role in America's ...

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to $7.4 billion to resolve mass opioid litigation.

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals gained about 6% Friday morning, after the pharmaceutical company won U.S. approval for the ...

Purdue placed painkiller OxyContin (oxycodone) on the market in 1996, while publicising misleading information and adopting aggressive marketing tactics for the drug. As sales of the drug ...

Police responded to a home in Langhorne, Middletown Township, on June 4 after a 911 caller said his girlfriend had passed away.

As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?

A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to ...