WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The ...

RACINE COUNTY — Drugs don’t have to be illegal to be dangerous. Racine County has one of the highest rates per-person of prescription drug-dispensing in the state and, with use, can come the risk of ...

A new non-opioid pain medication has been released - and doctors say it is non-addictive. The new drug, branded "Journavx," is the first non-opioid pain pill, and it just got FDA approval. "It's not ...

The problems with pain medications are not new ones. The epidemic that many talk about in terms of opioid addiction is real. Many states in response to this problem have created new guidelines and ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Thanksgiving and Christmas came and went, and Jan hardly noticed. She slept a lot, trying to get off the prescription painkillers that consumed her days. She crashed her car for the ...

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

This photo provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in January 2025 shows a tablet and bottle of the JOURNAVX (suzetrigine) medication. (Vertex Pharmaceuticals via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on ...