If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

The number of New Yorkers prescribed a key medication for opioid use disorder increased 7% during the pandemic as health providers battled against skyrocketing drug overdose deaths, a state report ...

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...

President Donald Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency and urged prosecutors to seek the death penalty against drug dealers. Congress has provided targeted grants ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

A pain management doctor and a clinical psychologist specializing in substance about give the facts about what to know about opioids to ensure safe use. Conducted by health technology company DrFirst, ...

A new vaccine being tested could offer another solution to help opioid users with an addiction. “All my life, I've been working on drugs of abuse like substance abuse disorder, etcetera,” Marco ...

The rate of opioid use in pregnancy more than doubled in 12 years, a new Oregon Health & Science University study using ...

CLAY COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein visited western North Carolina Tuesday to see how money is being used to ...

Cuyahoga County's relatively new withdrawal and recovery pod is possible because of opioid settlement dollars. But what else ...

The county's Medical Examiner is calling to pivot addiction prevention and treatment efforts to address rising cocaine ...