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

Many counties do not have medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services available through providers and treatment ...

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

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

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

Ozempic has been called a "wonder drug," with a growing body of research showing that it may help treat a huge range of ...

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

Spokane Regional Health District Treatment Services Director Misty Challinor, center, addresses the crowd along with County ...

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

The e-commerce giant is one of the biggest U.S. employers to respond to government pressure to make overdose medicine more ...

A new study suggests semaglutide drugs like Ozempic, used for type 2 diabetes, may lower the risk of opioid overdose in ...

Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of ...