Officials attribute the decline to increased availability of naloxone and efforts to combat unscrupulous treatment facilities ... county reported 224 confirmed opioid deaths in 2024, compared to 414 ...

Racial disparities in the receipt of treatment for opioid use disorder exist in the United States, with Black patients having less access to medication for the disorder than White patients.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump administration will continue to treat opioid overdoses as a ...

Patients who receive inpatient treatment are far more likely to be prescribed life-saving addiction medications, a new study ...

As a paramedic stabilizes the patient, a certified recovery specialist will encourage the person to seek help at a Main Line ...

Thanks to the implementation of effective policy, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 24% ...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that restricting telehealth prescriptions for opioid use disorder could keep thousands from accessing buprenorphine, a medication that helps people recover ...

By diverting offenders away from prison, three problem-solving courts have saved Cumberland County taxpayers about $7.1 ...

Treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in opioid treatment programs (OTPs) was associated with a lower risk for COVID-19 diagnoses and COVID-related emergency department visits than office-based ...

Opioids should almost never be prescribed for chronic pain because there is little evidence for the efficacy of long-term opioid treatment. In fact, people become tolerant to the benefits ...

The changes aim to shorten the time to achieve treatment effects in patients with opioid use disorder. The FDA has approved label changes for once-monthly Sublocade, helping to reduce possible ...

Officials attribute the decline to increased availability of naloxone and efforts to combat unscrupulous treatment ... opioid deaths in 2024, compared to 414 in 2023, according to statistics ...