Between 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321,566 children lost a parent to drug overdose. Parental deaths from drug overdose rose ...

Patients who struggle with opioid addiction and who are treated by California emergency department physicians are remarkably ...

Chronic pain, which lasts for three months or longer, is difficult to treat. Many people rely on opioid pain medications, but ...

The decision was announced during the 68th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs held from 10-14 March 2025 in Vienna, ...

OUD treatment in opioid treatment programs is associated with a lower risk for COVID-19 diagnoses and COVID-related emergency ...

While some family doctors or emergency departments will prescribe OAT to patients for free, most family doctors are hesitant ...

Addiction medicine, particularly opioid treatment programs like methadone​, have evolved. With changes to some regulations, ...

The UK drugs regulator has removed postoperative pain from prolonged-release opioid licences due to increased risks of ...

In Australia, more than 40,000 people are imprisoned every day. More than half of these people experience drug addiction, ...

CHARLESTRON, W.Va. (WVVA) - SB 204 introduced by Senator Tarr (R-Putnam) has the goal of “making opioid treatment programs ...

"We need to pass legislation that ensures patients have better access to FDA-approved, non-opioid pain management ...

One component of the plan is a $500,000 investment to increase the number of sobering beds at Spokane Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS).