Susan Ousterman lost her son, Tyler, in October 2020 from an overdose of fentanyl, heroin and xylazine after years of desperately trying to get him help. She's not alone. Yearly, over 100,000 ...

The overwhelming majority of those in New York City who obtained a naloxone kit to counteract opioid overdose had a high need ...

A stealthy and efficient killer, fentanyl is increasingly finding its way into illicit drugs and into the United States. The high potency makes it ideal for smugglers–it takes up less space ...

Two Chinese citizens are standing trial in New York for charges related to the illicit fentanyl trade in a landmark case as officials aim to crack down on the movement of the deadly drug and its ...

Background: Fentanyl, a short-acting synthetic opioid, has a pharmacokinetic profile suited to fast relief of brief episodic pain. Objective: To characterize the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic ...

If you agree, help feed the city’s news appetite — donate below. Lurie did, however, state that he is introducing a series of “Fentanyl State of Emergency” ordinances, consistent with his ...

Two people accused of operating a drug trafficking ring and distributing fentanyl out of the Tucson area last year were indicted on several felony charges this month, the Arizona Attorney General ...

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006;40(11):2178-2186. The mechanism of action of fentanyl is best described by its agonist interaction with the opioid µ-receptor. These sites of interaction are ...

Dr. David McGreaham, MD, spoke to members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning and Standish on Thursday, Jan. 9, on the Fentanyl ...

More patients treated with ZTlido® saw either a decrease or discontinuation of opioid use compared with those treated with the 5% patch (51.9% ...

A non-opioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals could become a blockbuster, but questions remain on whether it will prove ...