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

Officials with the Greenville Fire Department, Phoenix Center and other agencies are kicking off their ‘Free Naloxone Day – ...

With medication-assisted addiction treatment, oral medications like Naltrexone are prescribed to help prevent symptoms of ...

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

Just 44 percent of jails offer incarcerated people with opioid use disorder medications like methadone, buprenorphine or ...

A specific neuron circuit could open up a new avenue for treating addiction. A team of researchers from the, Irvine has ...

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

September is National Recovery Month. When these three words come to mind, they often elicit thoughts of individuals who are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. Dr. Cashuna (“Shun”) Huddleston, ...

Prop. 36 allows judges to require those convicted of crimes involving dangerous drugs to complete treatment as an alternative ...

A mobile team offering medication treatment to people with opioid use disorder showed promise in getting patients in ...

Pandemic-era rules, set to expire Dec. 31, enabled telehealth prescriptions of controlled medications like buprenorphine, ...

An Eastern Kentucky provider of addiction services has filed a lawsuit challenging cuts in Medicaid payments that it says ...