NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Some opioid addicts are turning to an over-the-counter alternative to get high. CBS2's Elise Finch reported that they're taking dangerous doses of Imodium A-D, a widely ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — Opioid addicts are now turning to a cheap over-the-counter drug to get high. Parents and those helping people in recovery need to be mindful of how an anti-diarrhea medicine ...

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday asked makers of popular anti-diarrhea drugs to sell their medications in smaller amounts to make them harder to abuse. The request comes amid a spike ...

Loperamide, a drug with opiate effects used to treat short term bouts of diarrhea, and the active ingredient in Imodium AD sold over the counter, is now in the cross hairs of the FDA in an effort to ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2018 -- Increasingly, people addicted to opioid painkillers are using dangerously high doses of the diarrhea drug Imodium, or loperamide, either to get high or to help ease ...

A popular drug that promises rapid relief from diarrhea is worrying doctors and emergency room staff because of the dangerous high it gives opioid abusers. The over-the-counter medication Imodium, ...

ATLANTA — Officials are warning that some opioid addicts are abusing Imodium and other anti-diarrhea medications to get high. The FDA said the active ingredient in Imodium and similar anti-diarrhea ...

ROYAL OAK (WWJ) - Amid a nationwide public health crisis, some opioid addicts are turning to anti-diarrhea medicine to get high. At the recommended dose, over-the-counter Imodium (a popular brand name ...

Rather than seek professional help for opioid abuse some people addicted to those drugs turn to the Web for solutions for easing their withdrawals. One product being misused to treat opioid ...

The over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medication Imodium, or its key ingredient loperamide, is increasingly being abused by people attempting to self-treat their opioid addiction, with sometime fatal ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are typically considered safe when taken at the recommended doses. But take the right amount for a little too long, and you could run into some unexpected side effects.