The Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission is making sure overdose victims and families have resources available to them with a new online program.It’s called the Critical Incident Management System, ...

Opioid use disorder is associated with more than 350,000 deaths annually worldwide. Guided by the need for an increased understanding of critical neurobiological features of addiction, researchers ...

Philadelphia's street opioid supply—or "dope" market—is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care ...

The City of Fairmont is one step closer to accepting grant applications for opioid funds. City Council on Tuesday night heard the first reading of an ordinance establishing a new ad hoc committee ...

When MultiCare peer support liaison Chandelle Gill speaks to a patient about their addiction, she can see herself.

Opioid testing information was unavailable in half of injury death investigations in the U.S. and in 1 in 10 unintentional ...

A new study from University of Toronto Engineering researchers points to practical strategies to prevent deaths from opioid poisoning by optimizing the distribution of naloxone kits.  In a paper ...

The study, which was published in the journal Pharmacological Reports, analyzed the impact of four terpenes that are found in ...

Millions from opioid settlements are aiding Ohio's addiction recovery. OneOhio leads distribution, with Harbor and Zepf ...

Shasta County has taken a significant step in addressing the local opioid crisis by approving a $4 million agreement with the ...

Proposed cuts to Medicaid could undo advances in treatment for opioid use disorders, risking more overdoses, deaths and ...

A nine-member subcommittee will review proposals on how to spend the $5.2 million in opioid settlement funds Lenawee County ...