Seniors are at higher risk for opioid problems for a simple reason – they are more likely to need outpatient surgeries.

Georgia State University researchers are looking at factors that cause people to remain unhoused, especially in more rural ...

Nationwide, illicit stimulants mixed with fentanyl were the most common drugs found in fentanyl-related overdoses, according ...

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found no changes in opioid outcomes among the general ...

Fifteen candidate genetic variants account for only 0.40 percent of variation in opioid use disorder (OUD) risk, accor ...

The money is part of $75 million in funds the state has received since 2022 from legal settlements with opioid makers, ...

recovery and awareness of opioid use disorder. “If you look at data, like who was referred to drug treatment versus who's ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A smartphone app appears to help people battle opioid use disorder (OUD). App ...

Opioid misuse and specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to represent a significant U.S. public health threat, ...

Wisconsin should not use opioid settlement dollars on treatments that don't work such as the higher-dose formulations of the drug naloxone.

The number of people who died from overdoses of opioids in Nassau County declined from 250 in 2022 to 210 in 2023, the last ...

In Massachusetts, one of the last major pieces of legislation to be signed into law in 2024 was an omnibus bill, geared ...