A federally recognized tribe in California is suing the Indian Health Service (IHS) for unlawfully rejecting a proposal for ...

Patients who come to the emergency department following an opioid overdose have a 1-year mortality rate of about 5%. In this study, 17.8% of patients received a referral for outpatient treatment, 42.4 ...

NIH-funded study demonstrates life-saving potential of providing medications for opioid use disorder in carceral settings A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds that ...

Still, overdose deaths and opioid addiction remain a major public health concern that harms families and friends and also negatively impacts communities and economies by taxing social services, law ...

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Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

CREOKS Health Services in McAlester gave its first quartly update on the city’s opioid abatement program to council this ...

Pharmacology, prescribing requirements, and patient preference are crucial factors in choosing opioid agonist treatments.

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 15, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has released ...

Federal Medicaid cuts from The Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in 202,5 will begin taking effect this year. The cuts could ...

Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that ...

West Virginia leads nation in overdose deaths among middle-aged adults; Virginia accelerates response with $46.7 million ...