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 ...

A new study finds chronic pain patients show a high prevalence of addiction to prescription pain medications, according to a news release by Geisinger Health System. The study by Geisinger researchers ...

"They occur in drugs that aren't addictive at all, and they occur in drugs that are addictive. So it's independent of addiction," says Fishman, who is the president and chairman of the American Pain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – The FDA has approved a new non-opioid painkiller, a potentially significant step in the challenging ...

(UPDATED) Last week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to impose stricter controls on prescriptions for drugs like Vicodin, which contain the opioid pain reliever hydrocodone.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time in two decades, the FDA has approved a new class of non-opioid pain medication, offering an alternative to ...