Doctors track "explosion" of opioid-addicted newborns

Newborn babies addicted to opioids are being born at record rates – especially in rural areas

• Dec 13, 2016

Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than guns

“I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything like this. Certainly not in modern times."

• Dec 9, 2016

Heart experts "stunned" by results of Celebrex drug study

A new study that evaluated Celebrex for cardiac risks may change how doctors treat heart patients with arthritis

• Nov 13, 2016

Overdoses skyrocket as kids eat opioids "like candy"

A new study sees a spike in accidental poisonings among younger children, while more teens OD trying to get high

• Oct 31, 2016

Where so many working men are: In pain or video-gaming

The puzzling plunge of men in the U.S. labor force may be due to, among other things, disability and digital diversion

• Oct 14, 2016

Pediatricians warn against codeine in kids' prescriptions

The drug can cause dangerous side effects, including breathing problems and even deaths, doctors say

• Sep 19, 2016

FDA warns mixing these common drugs can be deadly

A strong new FDA warning will be placed on close to 400 products to warn of dangerous drug combinations

• Sep 1, 2016

DA: Boy, 5, died after parents gave him oxycontin

New York state parents are charged with second-degree manslaughter in the boy's death in May

• Aug 12, 2016

Ohio tot OD's on painkillers twice in a week

A central Ohio couple is facing felony child endangerment charges

• Jul 28, 2016

Leftover painkillers get shared, raising risk

Two studies shed light on the over-prescription of opioid painkillers and how some Americans gain access to the drugs

• Jun 14, 2016

Feds: Colo. surgery tech accused of stealing syringes is HIV+

Hospital told 2,900 people that they should be tested for H​IV and hepatitis​ B and C, which can be transmitted by contaminated needles

• Jun 1, 2016

FDA approves drug-oozing implant to control addiction

A new FDA-approved option aims to curb drug craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time

• May 26, 2016

"I need to have a life": New ways to fight painkiller addiction

As opioid-related overdose deaths continue to climb, CBS News examines the pathway from pain to prescription painkillers and addiction

• May 18, 2016

​Utah law requiring fetal pain relief perplexes doctors

"The pain doesn't exist, so I can't make it go away," said David Turok of the University of Utah's obstetrics and gynecology department

• May 10, 2016

Did Prince die a day before he was to see addiction doctor?

​A ​bombshell report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune reveals new details about the circumstances surrounding Prince's death

• May 4, 2016

FDA reconsiders painkiller training for doctors

Widespread abuse and addiction problems raise concerns that doctors need more safety training about powerful pain drugs

• Apr 29, 2016

Sources: Prince had prescription painkillers when he died

Law enforcement sources tell CBS News it's still unclear what role, if any, the medications may have played in the music icon's death

• Apr 27, 2016

Could marijuana help treat painkiller and heroin addiction?

Advocates argue marijuana can help ease people off narcotics; others say the science isn't there

• Apr 26, 2016

Pros and cons of electronic prescriptions

New York is the first state to make computerized system mandatory to try to cut down on errors and abuse

• Mar 28, 2016

Doctors resist new painkiller prescribing procedures

Federal officials, advocates press for them to be forced to check with databases first to prevent "doctor shopping" for addictive meds

• Mar 28, 2016

Tarantula toxins might work as a painkiller

The search for more effective painkilling drugs leads researchers to an unlikely source

• Mar 3, 2016

The surprising path from student athlete to heroin addict

For adolescents recovering from sports injuries, common painkillers can be a gateway to addiction

• Mar 2, 2016

French drug trial reportedly leaves participant comatose

Prosecutors investigating "serious accident" in trial as total of 6 people hospitalized

• Jan 15, 2016

After painkiller overdoses, patients continue to get drugs

Study finds "shocking" pattern of continuing opioid prescriptions that could put patients at risk

• Dec 28, 2015

Drugs involved in fatal crash with miracle baby survivor

Utah tot survived 14 hours in freezing water after impaired mom flipped car in river

• Nov 19, 2015

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