For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), evidence supports continuation of buprenorphine during episodes of acute pain, ...
Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose deaths, the universal response was relief. We were finally getting ...
Outer Banks Voice A new study looking at opioid-related deaths around the county found that after peaking in mid-2023, overall those deaths declined by 16% from 2023-2024.
A researcher posed as a case manager and called treatment providers across the city to figure out how easy it is to get ...
House Bill 1326, which passed in 2022, lowered the threshold for felony charges to one gram from four grams of any drugs ...
President Trump has designated cartels as terrorist groups and called for the death penalty against fentanyl dealers. His ...
Martin Akatch walks into Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital’s medically assisted therapy clinic on a sunny Tuesday morning for a routine counselling session.After spending hours in ...
Incarcerated people are reporting that the abrupt changes are wreaking havoc on their health and mental well-being.
When Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced 18 new Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) hubs on the eve ...
A drug treatment program in Luzerne County is getting a big boost. The County Council is taking action to make sure treatment is there to help people ...