In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone ...

The federal funds will support substance use prevention and treatment efforts, workforce capacity building and access to ...

Medication for opioid use disorder can save lives. But fewer than half of jails surveyed across the country provide it, a new ...

The Kentucky suit against Express Scripts and its related entities says the state should receive $2,000 for each willful ...

Semaglutide was linked to a significantly lower risk of overdose than other antidiabetic drugs in patients with type 2 ...

Minnesota is seeking a Medicaid waiver to help cover incarcerated people’s health care, including substance use treatment, ...

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

In a finding that suggests Ozempic and Wegovy have powers that extend beyond weight loss, a new study finds the medications ...

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

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis ...

Pharmacists now have more guidance for combating the opioid crisis and providing treatment to patients, thanks to new ...

Non-opioid alternatives provide satisfactory pain relief, yet too many patients are prescribed opioids after dental ...