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

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

A program designed to stem opioid abuse at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility has its funding withdrawn, reinstated ...

The rate of opioid use in pregnancy more than doubled in 12 years, a new Oregon Health & Science University study using ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

The number of New Yorkers prescribed a key medication for opioid use disorder increased 7% during the pandemic as health providers battled against skyrocketing drug overdose deaths, a state report ...

If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein visited western North Carolina Tuesday to see how money is being used to help people ...

The opioid addiction crisis impacts communities across the nation, creating challenges around public health, safety, and ...

The Trump administration reportedly sent out notices late Tuesday announcing it was cutting hundreds of grants funding mental ...

The move represents a victory for a range of groups, including advocates who argue public defenders play a vital role in ...

The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, lost around $1.9 billion in federal grants, which ...