Patients with opioid use disorder who receive higher doses of a drug to treat their addiction are more likely to ...

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

With illicit drug use, homelessness and untreated mental illness reaching a crisis in parts of Canada, the governments of at ...

British Columbia Premier David Eby recently announced that his government plans to open highly secure facilities where people ...

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

A drug and alcohol addiction treatment charity has seen a 26% increase in the number of women accessing its recovery services ...

Kentucky's attorney general has sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The lawsuit claims the company was at the ...

By Kora DeBeck, Simon Fraser University and Perry Kendall, University of British Columbia, The Cconversation British Columbia ...

Lawmakers are waiting to see initial results of House Bill 4002, which re-criminalized low-level drug possession and ...

Three people who came through Wayne County Drug Court and received treatment for their alcohol problems shared their stories ...

A recent study suggests that semaglutide, typically used for Type 2 diabetes, may significantly reduce the risk of opioid overdoses in patients with opioid use disorder, according to research ...

Throughout the 23rd congressional district in New York state, homelessness has become a major problem and along with it comes drug addiction. These two problems are better described as "wicked ...