Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also increase the need for pain medication.

Dec. 8 (UPI) --U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday it seized a case of Tramadol pain pills with an estimated street value at $150,000. On Thursday, Cincinnati CBP officers seized a shipment ...

The arc of Tyler Skaggs' dependence on painkillers and the clubhouse culture of exchanging them came under scrutiny during Dec. 2 testimony in the wrongful death trial filed by the late pitcher's ...

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) says it has seized 20 kilograms (over 44 pounds) and 1 kilogram (over 2 pounds) of fentanyl pills during the execution of a search warrant. The agency says the ...

President Donald Trump and his Pentagon chief say U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats in waters off Latin America are saving lives by preventing narcotics from reaching America’s shores. But ...

A drug addiction program that's helped hundreds of people across the Pittsburgh area is now set to close by the end of the month after failing to find a new location. The building, located just off ...

PITTSBURGH — UPMC is closing its narcotic addiction treatment program. A UPMC spokesperson says UPMC Western Behavioral Health has to vacate the program’s location on Penn Avenue by the end of the ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. NEW ORLEANS — A pill designed to further lower ...

The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk. By Gina Kolata Merck, the company that introduced statins to the ...

MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- Law enforcement made a major drug bust during an investigation into fentanyl trafficking on Tuesday. According to the Moses Lake Police Department, detectives and agents with ATF ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Despite previous concerns, a single infusion of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ketorolac alongside standard analgesics was a safe and efficacious pain control option ...

Julie Vignato received funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is a member and Leadership Scholar with the United States Association for the Study of Pain. About half to three-quarters of ...