I’ve seen firsthand how stigma can block life-saving treatments. Medications for addiction treatment offer hope and healing ...

In Morgantown, a team of doctors at WVU Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute is conducting clinical trials for a new method ...

Buprenorphine is relatively safe and reduces the risk of opioid death by 38% compared with those not receiving medication.

Reed is a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-Health and Human Services and helped ensure that $1.575 ...

In total, the 24 organizations made requests totalling $4.4 million. The city had $940,540.27 in restricted funds to ...

Despite two-thirds of incarcerated people having substance use disorder, a new study reveals a lack of therapy options.

B.C. is facing a toxic drug crisis, however, forcing people into involuntary treatment will cause more harm than good.

Non-opioid alternatives provide satisfactory pain relief, yet too many patients are prescribed opioids after dental ...

In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone ...

The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics estimates that at least 392 people died of a suspected overdose in 2023, 300 of those ...

Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of ...

West Virginia's new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state's opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself.