painkillers

After the Food and Drug Administration told doctors to quit prescribing codeine to children after tonsillectomies because it could be deadly, some doctors kept on prescribing.

As a result of the opioid epidemic, doctors are being urged to turn to other medications to treat chronic pain. That can be a challenge for people who have used opioid painkillers for years.

This story was co-published with The New York Times . At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic , many insurers are limiting...

The Franklin County Coroner’s office says overdose deaths blamed largely on opioids continue to spike compared to a year ago.Franklin County Coroner Dr.…

More than a year ago, 80-year old Helen Douglass described her shoulder and forearm pain following a stroke as 9 out of 10. Last summer, the…

A major new study on the opioid epidemic that has swept through Ohio and much of the rest of the country says the painkillers that triggered the crisis…

The number of people who have used opioid painkillers is still rising, according to a new NPR-Truven Health Analytics poll. But they're also worried about addiction, overdose and side effects.

Leaders at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center says they’re trying to make it easier for doctors and nurses to comply with a law meant to curb doctor…

Thirteen people have been charged in an alleged drug trafficking operation that prosecutors say brought thousands of pain pills from Florida to Central…

Recent studies have discovered users of common painkillers tend to be less empathetic than nonusers. Today we’ll discuss how Tylenol might be dulling your…