Marijuana access introduces an alternative treatment to traditional prescription medication that may provide easier access ...

In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety ...

Seaman and another addiction specialist at OHSU, Dr. Todd Korthuis, said using telehealth and peers could be easily scaled to ...

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has just become the first in the state of Massachusetts to install a naloxone vending machine, ...

Prism Dawn, the mother of Avery Ping, confirmed her son’s identity to The Olympian on Thursday. She said he died at a local ...

The close of 2024 brought some welcome news about efforts to combat the opioid crisis that’s had devastating effect in the region and across the state for well over 10 ...

The United States has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths out of 30 countries, according to a new report from the health ...

Local agencies and individuals with experience around substance use disorders partnered to make Narcan 'as easily accessible ...

According to the latest CDC Monthly Provisional Drug Overdose Counts report, the U.S. continues to lead the world in overdose fatalities, with more than 100,000 deaths recorded in 2023.

“Overdoing it is much easier than most realize, and the consequences of taking too much acetaminophen can happen quickly and ...

For a second year in a row, Currax delivered greater than 50% year-over-year revenue growth for CONTRAVE®/MYSIMBA® in 2024. These outsized results were driven by increased patient demand, improved ...

"After an acute ingestion of an excessive amount of Tylenol, patients usually develop gastrointestinal distress, vomiting," said Chairman of Emergency Medicine Dr. Greg Sorkin. The alert is also a ...