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.

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 ...

Faced with a worsening drug crisis, policymakers in recent years have made it much easier for doctors to prescribe the highly effective opioid addiction treatment buprenorphine. However, many patients ...

As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds that Medicaid and Medicare patients with opioid addiction tend to receive ...

Despite all this, tens of thousands of people are still dying annually. Estimates suggest that the number of opioid overdose deaths declined in 2023, but just barely, with more than 80,000 US lives ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — New federal regulations are making opioid addiction treatment more accessible in Arizona. Authorities are loosening regulations around methadone, a life-saving drug that manages opioid ...

Addiction medicine, particularly opioid treatment programs like methadone, have evolved in recent years. With changes to some regulations, patients now have more freedom and flexibility while still ...

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 ...