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

The volume of those who received medications for opioid use disorder at federally qualified health centers more than doubled ...

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with NaphCare, Inc., has announced the expansion of its ...

Spokane County is considering expanding its opioid response by $650,000 after one program recently saw a roughly 85% success ...

The researchers found that the 15 candidate genes accounted for 0.40 percent of the variation in OUD risk, while age and sex accounted for 3.27 percent of the variation. Using the 15 variants as ...

In 2023, more than 84,000 people in the U.S. died from overdosing on opioids—everything from prescription painkillers to ...

Elevated opioid neurotransmission in the brain may underlie appetite loss and emotional symptoms in anorexia nervosa.

Last week, members of the Sackler family, which owns the pharmaceutical company known for selling OxyContin, agreed to a $7.4 ...

After a slow start, Kansas’ opioid settlement funds have reached every county and benefitted tens of thousands of residents ...

The Robert C. Byrd Clinic (RCBC) announced the launch of a new rural community health initiative. According to a press ...

(HealthDay News) — A gap persists between the need for and receipt of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment among U.S. individuals, according to a research letter published online Jan. 6 in JAMA ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...