A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other ...

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource that explains how opioid receptors ...

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

The more flexible approach some doctors are taking clashes with traditional views of how to treat people with addiction.

The federal agency that oversees mental health and addiction treatment on Tuesday made major cuts to programs across the ...

A new meta-analysis of 148 studies estimates that 9.3 percent of patients who receive opioid prescriptions for chronic pain experience "dependence" or "opioid use disorder" (D&OUD). The authors, Kyla ...

When Bryan Kubit entered the Cuyahoga County jail last summer, he expected it to lead to a familiar cycle of prison, release, ...

Going back to college in your 40s is hard. Doing it as a single father is even harder, and doing it while battling an opioid addiction would be a daunting task for anyone. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

In the years since the 1964 Surgeon General’s report revealed that smoking caused cancer, tobacco use has declined significantly. Only 12% of American adults smoke cigarettes today, compared to nearly ...

Groups that help residents battling drug addiction will be able to expand their treatment services after the Livingston ...