TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local physicians and addiction prevention experts emphasize risks of addiction with opioids.

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, and it addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The opioid epidemic has claimed too many lives—and for many, it starts with something as routine as a prescription after surgery or injury. In Iowa, however, a growing ...

For decades, Americans struggling with pain had two options to find relief: over-the-counter medication such as ibuprofen, which often provided limited reprieve, or prescription opioids, and the risk ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in the brain. Early trials show reductions in alcohol intake, opioid seeking, ...

The Slim Shady rapper, 52, was in such bad condition after the OD that his manager, Paul Rosenberg, was afraid he had suffered brain damage. Not only was it unclear if he would ever record another ...