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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Multnomah County expects a $4.7 million payout as part of a national opioid settlement, officials announced Thursday. That sum, which will be doled out over nine years, is part of a $7.4 billion ...

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

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open, titled "Health Care Professional Willingness to Treat Opioid Use Disorder vs. Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care," reveals surprising insights into how ...

Life expectancy has soared and interest in the disease is growing, but breakthrough gene therapies are extraordinarily ...

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

The end of pandemic-era enrollment enhancements for Medicaid was associated with a rise in the number of people ending medication treatment for opioid use disorder, as well as a decrease in the number ...