The commonwealth’s authority to buck federal law and legalize drug-injection consumption sites dominated a legislative hearing Monday, as some health-care providers and local officials insisted ...

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley shot back at a local newspaper advocating for the state to ignore federal law and authorize safe injection sites, where people can safely use pre-obtained, illegal drugs ...

A study has uncovered how the commonly used local anesthetic drug lidocaine exerts an anti-cancer effect in head and neck cancers. Given its low cost and ready availability, the drug could easily ...

Lawmakers dropped the controversial idea to pursue so-called safe injection sites in a compromise addiction and substance use disorder bill they filed Tuesday after months of private negotiations.

The first two officially sanctioned safe injection sites to open in the U.S. — both located in New York City — did not lead to an increase in crime in surrounding neighborhoods, and by some ...

DENVER — A controversial bill that would allow safe injection sites for drug users is advancing through the legislature, but a possible veto from Governor Polis could derail the proposal once again.

In our new paper we showed how our new molecule acts like a local, long-lasting pain-fiber anesthetic. We showed that a single injection locally can relieve chronic pain behavior for three weeks." ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A new molecule developed by University at Buffalo researchers acts like a local, long-lasting anesthetic, providing robust pain relief for up to three weeks, according to the results ...