First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the ...

Regular use of strong opioids may significantly increase risk for all-cause and vascular dementia plus reduced brain volume and cognitive performance.

Black patients presenting to the emergency department for an opioid overdose are less likely to receive outpatient referrals ...

Medications like buprenorphine are important tools in the spectrum of care for opioid use disorder, so why is there so much ...

After more than two years of saving up its opioid settlement funds, Haywood County finally has a plan to spend them. The county's public health director, Sarah Banks, presented county leaders with a ...

Opioid overdoses nationwide have declined significantly since fall of 2023, but not in Alaska. One thing Alaska experts ...

Homelessness and opioid use disorder are two widespread public health problems in the United States. Providing housing and ...

“It’s the exact opposite of how we should be helping people,” said Lister. “We should aspire to provide health care services ...

Nitazenes are up to 50 times as powerful as fentanyl and are often used to adulterate other opioids, which increases their ...

New Jersey allocated $45 million in opioid settlement funds to four hospitals in a last-minute budget maneuver.

North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue ...