From 2021 to 2024, a new report reveals there was a dramatic increase in the number of incarcerated residents of Wisconsin’s ...

Reductions in overall opioid prescribing and high-dose utilization followed the 2016 guidance, building on declines that ...

The report, by Wisconsin Policy Forum, found that every state prison and at least 53 county jails provide medications for ...

Drug policy and microbiology might seem like completely different worlds. But both are shaped by the same evolutionary ...

When combined with counseling and behavioral therapies, opioid use disorder medications are part of a comprehensive plan that supports long-term recovery. Opioid use disorder (OUD) occurs when ...

Far fewer people are using opioids than a decade ago, surveys indicate, and substance use experts and former opioid users say ...

Nassau County drug rehab now offers monthly Sublocade and Vivitrol injections for opioid and alcohol addiction on Long ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) means that a person gets used to the presence of an opioid medication or substance in their body. The body can then only achieve normal function when taking opioids. It can ...

The Food and Drug Administration is attempting to put a spotlight on the potential risks associated with prolonged use of opioid pain medications by mandating changes to the way those products are ...

More than 100,000 people die every year from opioid overdoses - and some believe the new class of drugs could help save those lives ...

State health officials and the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Wednesday rolled out blunt new warnings about ultra‑potent ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, West Virginia recorded an estimated 2042 opioid overdose deaths from October ...