The device, which is cleared by the FDA for withdrawal mitigation from opioid use disorder, works by abating severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats, and the inability to keep food ...

While medication-assisted treatment can help people who are addicted to opioids, the three drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration are underused, according to a review of current medical ...

Does the approach to treating opioid addiction need a radical overhaul? After her son's death, Melissa Etheridge turned her grief into advocacy by creating a foundation to support new research into ...

People who leave jail and prison are at extremely high risk of a drug overdose, research shows. In this study of people with probable opioid use disorder in Massachusetts county jails, those who ...

Las Vegas, NV Better Choice Treatment Center has expanded addiction treatment services in Las Vegas, offering medically ...

The McLeod Center for Wellbeing opened an expanded addiction treatment facility in Monroe late last year, continuing a ...

Indiana's recent tobacco tax increase creates an opportunity to address the combined challenge of tobacco and opioid addiction. People with substance use disorders, including those in treatment for ...

Although cannabis has long been falsely accused of being a “gateway drug” for harder substances like heroin and opioid-based painkillers, the public perception has dramatically shifted in recent years ...

Patients suffering from opioid abuse disorders are more likely to relapse — and relapse sooner — if they are treated in a compulsory drug detention center versus a voluntary rehabilitation program ...

Austin Shepard discusses his recent detox, medical emergency and recovery journey after revealing that he relapsed while filming a project connected to Love Island USA.

Spending on opioid addiction and overdose treatment among people with coverage from large employers increased from $273 million in 2004 to $2.6 billion 2016, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation ...