Scott County has received millions of dollars from opioid settlement agreements. Here's a look at how that money is being ...

The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma is using opioid settlement funds to build a culturally competent healthcare system.

Studies show that ibogaine can be effective for short-term opioid addiction treatment, especially reducing drug cravings and some withdrawal symptoms.

The supply of high-potency opioids is expanding through products sold legally as herbal supplements in gas stations, vape ...

Pregnant people and new mothers who are being treated for opioid addiction often have to fight to keep their children out of the hands of child protective services. But it’s a fight they shouldn’t ...

Most people use prescription opioids for only a short period of time. According to a new study published in PAIN, The Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain, fewer than two ...

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...

Overdose deaths from opioids are falling sharply, down 35.6% in 2024 from the previous year, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health’s latest report.

San Diego County leaders teamed up with a local company to open two new opioid addiction treatment centers to help those in need. At the new SOAP MAT treatment center in San Diego's Rolando ...

Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but it's expensive. Reading time 2 minutes To treat acute pain, doctors in the U ...