The number of New Yorkers prescribed a key medication for opioid use disorder increased 7% during the pandemic as health providers battled against skyrocketing drug overdose deaths, a state report ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

The opioid addiction crisis impacts communities across the nation, creating challenges around public health, safety, and ...

The Trump administration reportedly sent out notices late Tuesday announcing it was cutting hundreds of grants funding mental ...

Audrey's brother has been struggling with heroin addiction for most of her life. — -- Audrey Stepp is 9 years old, and for most of her life, her brother Sammy Stepp has been struggling with a ...

A report from the American Medical Association reveals that Alabama has significantly reduced its opioid prescriptions since ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

Medications have become our go-to treatments for opioid addiction. Though life-saving, their downsides are underappreciated ...

The move represents a victory for a range of groups, including advocates who argue public defenders play a vital role in ...

Bucks County can spend a share of its $21.2 million opioid settlement money for the Public Defender’s Office, the ...