Pregnant women who reported opioid use disorder were more likely to face serious health complications, as were their children ...

During recent county discussions, critics pointed out the failed DEMA homeless services program as a cautionary example. DEMA ...

The opioid crisis continues to devastate the U.S. In 2021, over 107,000 people died from drug overdoses. The annual economic cost of this crisis exceeds $1 trillion annually. But what makes some ...

If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

The scourge of opioid addiction continues to run rampant in Tennessee, but a local movement is looking to stamp out this ...

Only about 1 in 3 pharmacies across the country are able to fill prescriptions for a critical treatment option for opioid addiction, according to a new study from the University of Southern California ...

In 2023, Milwaukee County received $111 million in funds, to be given out over 18 years, representing the largest amount ...

Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but it's expensive. Reading time 2 minutes To treat acute pain, doctors in the U ...

Many people can't get access to opioid medication treatment while incarcerated, or have trouble accessing treatment once released. A community clinic in Alaska is trying to help.

Addiction may not be just about choice or circumstance. A new study by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at the ...

From 2023 to 2025, Tennessee’s 95 counties received $86.8M in opioid abatement funds. The state has paused public reporting ...

When Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced its plan to divvy up millions in opioid settlement money, ...