prescription painkillers

Researchers say chronic pain patients can feel suicidal or risk overdose when taken off medication too quickly. The warnings seek to course-correct after doctors felt pressured to taper drugs rapidly.

Central Ohioans have the chance to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs this weekend. The annual National Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled Saturday from…

The City of Columbus plans to distribute 800 prescription medication disposal bags. The bags will be distributed by police and fire officials. The were…

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy says a Clark County nurse practitioner accused of illegally issuing prescriptions for controlled substances has been indicted…

Many people responding to proposed state rules regulating painkillers for chronic pain patients say those patients should automatically be given…

Ohio Governor John Kasich has announced new rules for monitoring the prescribing of opioid painkillers. The rules apply to the treatment of patients with…

Are opioids the best way to manage long-term pain? NPR's Ari Shapiro talked with Dr. Ajay Wasan, a pain specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, to find out.

Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent nationwide between 2016 and 2017, with some places showing even more dramatic spikes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy says the number of painkiller prescriptions continues to decline. 568 million painkillers were dispensed to patients last year,…

Dublin-based Cardinal Health says it will work with the state on new rules cracking down on suspicious orders of prescription pain killers and other…