Opioids

What is kratom? The risks and benefits of the herbal product

Science
What is kratom? The risks and benefits of the herbal product
What is kratom? The risks and benefits of the herbal product

What can your DNA say about your risk of opioid addiction?

Science
What can your DNA say about your risk of opioid addiction?
What can your DNA say about your risk of opioid addiction?

An overdose drug shows promise for long COVID patients

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  • Coronavirus Coverage
An overdose drug shows promise for long COVID patients
An overdose drug shows promise for long COVID patients

Could this solve chronic pain—and the opioid crisis?

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Could this solve chronic pain—and the opioid crisis?
Could this solve chronic pain—and the opioid crisis?

How fentanyl kills—and how Narcan saves lives

Science
How fentanyl kills—and how Narcan saves lives
How fentanyl kills—and how Narcan saves lives

How you should dispose of unused or expired medications

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How you should dispose of unused or expired medications
How you should dispose of unused or expired medications

The pandemic may fuel the next wave of the opioid crisis

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  • Coronavirus Coverage
The pandemic may fuel the next wave of the opioid crisis
The pandemic may fuel the next wave of the opioid crisis

The opioid crisis exposed in photos from a hard-hit neighborhood

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The opioid crisis exposed in photos from a hard-hit neighborhood
The opioid crisis exposed in photos from a hard-hit neighborhood

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of pain

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Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of pain
Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of pain

How roaches avoid deadly zombification—and more breakthroughs

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  • Breakthroughs
How roaches avoid deadly zombification—and more breakthroughs
How roaches avoid deadly zombification—and more breakthroughs
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