A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the ...

The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) this week announced an investment of more than $8 million to expand or ...

The program operates with participants being financially rewarded for actions that support recovery such as remembering to ...

EVERETT — A new University of Washington center is seeking to fill a training void for frontline responders in fire departments, better equipping them to respond to mental health and substance use ...

Rather than further criminalizing substance use disorder, we must legitimize trauma-informed care as a key pathway to ending ...

A new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found that a treatment approach designed to help people addicted to fentanyl, using low doses of buprenorphine, is not working as expected. The ...

And in 2023, the death rate for Black men age 55 and older was nearly triple the national average for that age group. The vast majority of the nation’s overdose deaths in 2023 were likely connected to ...

More than 5 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, a physical addiction entwined with America’s health, ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients.

Sean Hanchett died in custody in December 2022, and did not receive adequate medical attention, the suit alleged.

Through life experiences and relationships, it’s hard not to cross paths with people who’ve been impacted by the opioid crisis. Maybe they themselves dealt with opioid abuse or perhaps have ...

A new University of Washington center is seeking to fill a training void for frontline responders in fire departments, better ...