Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...

Opioid-related neurocognitive symptoms among patients on long-term opioid therapy were most prevalent during the course of therapy.

The program's expansion is being funded by money Orange County received through national legal settlements with opioid ...

A 36-year-old Columbus woman is in the Bartholomew County Jail for preliminary charges of neglect after her child reportedly ...

Whatcom County Health and Community Services has partnered with the Swinomish tribe’s didgʷálič Wellness Center to bring a ...

Clinicians and policymakers need a more accurate estimate of the prevalence of problematic opioid use, authors say.

ALTON According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, abundant evidence shows that medications such as methadone, ...

Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and cravings.

Nitazenes, which can be toxic and cause serious harm and death, have been found in street drugs being sold as opioids ...

Kratom is known for its stimulant and opioid-like effects and is derived from the leaves of a tree in the coffee family, the Southeast Asian tree Mitragyna speciosa. This differs from another natural ...

A new University of Washington program addresses a critical gap as first responders remain the primary response to mental ...

Brandon Johnson, 40, was found dead in his cell at HMP Wandsworth in September 2019. An ombudsman report has just been ...