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

Republicans left the Obamacare cliff to the last minute. Some are regretting it.

Nitazene was first developed in the 1950s as an analgesic, but was never approved for medical use. Instead, it was “limited to those researching opioid pharmacology,” said Rolling Stone. Nitazene’s ...

For patients recovering from opioid use disorder, particularly from drugs like fentanyl or heroin, the days immediately following a hospital stay are among the most dangerous.

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

The state’s Medical Board has issued clear, evidence-based guidelines that recommend starting with non-opioid medications for ...

Falling overdose numbers don’t tell the whole story. Survivors and local experts warn the drug crisis still touches every ...

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

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is warning families about 7-OH, a potent opioid-like substance being sold in gas stations ...

The group of researchers were the first to take snapshots of the moment naloxone reverses an opioid overdose in the brain.

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.

OTC pain relievers were as effective as, or better than, prescription opioids for pain after wisdom tooth extraction, in both ...