Treatment for opioid addiction with medications is considered the first step in recovery from this life-threatening illness.

Despite Indian Country bearing some of the highest fatality rates of the overdose crisis, there is a woefully insufficient ...

By learning the lessons of previous successes, increasing access to treatment, supporting those in recovery, and ...

WATERLOO — A Waterloo woman has pleaded to drug charges in connection with a 2023 overdose death. Bridgette Marie Washington, 46, pleaded to one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death ...

The use of the herbal supplement kratom is growing, and so are reports of serious side effects. Here's what you must know ...

The towns of Andover and North Andover are partnering on a community survey of residents how they feel opioid settlement funds would best serve their communities. Both towns are receiving the funds as ...

It's no secret Baltimore -- Maryland as a whole -- has an opioid problem. In the latest effort to prevent overdoses, faith leaders and other organizations gathered for a community forum in South ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — St. Joseph County health officials are taking more steps to prevent opioid overdose deaths. There is an event scheduled for Thursday at the OneRoof Southeast ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville first responders are seeing fewer overdose 911 calls, but advocates advise that people should still remain cautious. The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department has been ...

People who leave jail and prison are at extremely high risk of a drug overdose, research shows. In this study of people with probable opioid use disorder in Massachusetts county jails, those who ...

Nitazenes, a powerful and largely hidden class of synthetic opioids, are quickly becoming a deadly factor in the overdose crisis. Over 20 times stronger than fentanyl, these drugs often go undetected ...