Treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals, study finds

May 10, 2020

Washington DC [USA], May 10 : Despite the national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a recent...

Personalized feedback can reduce opioid prescribing rates, study shows

Apr 19, 2022

Washington [US], April 19 : While drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in 2021, opioid prescribing by physicians and clinicians dropped significantly in...

Doctor charged in 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry's death expected to plead guilty

Aug 31, 2024

One of the two California doctors involved in the investigation into the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty to...

China's illegal trade of Fentanyl drug major worry for US

Feb 09, 2022

Beijing [China], February 9 : The illegal trade of synthetic drugs Fentanyl from China has dramatically increased overdose incidents in the United States...

Rapper DMX hospitalised after suffering drug overdose

Apr 04, 2021

Washington [US], April 4 : American rapper DMX is reportedly hospitalised after allegedly suffering a drug overdose.

R Kelly hospitalised after alleged drug overdose

Jun 18, 2025

R&B singer R Kelly, convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking in 2021, has found himself at the centre of a dramatic new legal dispute...