Opioid use disorder can be a contributing factor to Americans landing in the nation's prisons and jails, but those inmates ...

The active ingredient in the popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy could be linked to a drop in opioid ...

According to background data from the researchers, two-thirds of all people incarcerated in U.S. jails are suffering from ...

Researchers have identified a potential new approach to address the opioid overdose epidemic. Semaglutide was shown to lower opioid overdoses in people with opioid-use disorder and type 2 diabetes.

In the first two decades of this century, the annual number of drug-related deaths quintupled, reaching a record of nearly ...

Since being deemed a public health emergency in 2017, opioids are responsible for 72% of drug overdose deaths in the United ...

Larger jails, and jails located in more affluent areas with addiction treatment centers nearby, were more likely to offer inmates anti-opioid medications. Doing so could definitely save lives ...

Adjunctive medications to alleviate pain, anxiety, and withdrawal should be offered during tapers. These include NSAIDs like ...

Since being deemed a public health emergency in 2017, opioids are responsible for 72% of drug overdose deaths in the United ...

You may have heard that poppy seeds in your salad dressing or on your bagel can mess up a drug test–triggering a positive result for opiates in your system. Though there are some caveats to this ...

Larger jails, and jails located in more affluent areas with addiction treatment centers nearby, were more likely to offer inmates anti-opioid medications. Doing so could definitely save lives ...