Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Suzetrigine, sold as twice-daily Journavx, a non-addictive prescription drug for ...

California’s drug crisis has only escalated, with so-called “compassionate solutions” like harm reduction and past policies that decriminalized hard drugs making things worse.

A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to local medical professionals. "I think it could be a potentially ...

The program — the first in the state to offer treatment for stimulant use with financial rewards — shows promising data just ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel prescription pain medication that targets sodium channels involved ...

It would take years, and hundreds of millions of dollars, to rebuild a bridge to the island and reopen the deteriorating ...

New research suggests that Ozempic and similar weight loss medications have the potential to be as big a game changer in ...

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

A nthony James is the first to admit that for most of his adult life, he lived under the illusion that he was invincible.

Portland Treatment Center in Maine provides a wide range of services for those struggling with mental health and substance ...

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.

U.S. needs to pursue evidence-based interventions for substance use disorders. It’s unclear to what degree the Trump ...