A US study of more than a million Medicaid enrollees newly diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD), finds most—nearly seven ...

While the FDA has classified synthetic kratom as a public health threat and dozens of states have enacted regulations or bans ...

At Beyond Addiction symposium at UAlbany, Dr. Joshua Lynch detailed how the MATTERS app connects New Yorkers to telemedicine ...

Medication-assisted treatment are the gold standard for treating opioid addiction. Yet despite its proven track record, ...

More older adults are seeking medication and outpatient treatment for opioid use disorder following expanded coverage under Medicare.

Those who kept taking buprenorphine as prescribed for at least a year were much less likely to suffer an overdose or require ...

Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.

The Volusia County Council has approved $2.6 million in opioid abatement settlement funds to enhance prevention, treatment, emergency response, and recovery services across the community.

A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful ...

Los Angeles County jails pared back access to life-saving opioid addiction treatment this fall during one of the system’s ...