Kratom, marketed as an herbal supplement, is touted as a natural remedy for help with energy, mood, pain and sleep. But it’s not without risks ...

The month of October means it is time to celebrate Halloween, according to Peer Recovery Support Specialist Earl Lindsey with the Working to Recover, Assist and Prevent Project.

Kentucky is one of 19 states to receive grant funding from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program to be used to improve access to treatment and recovery services for substance ...

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down substance use cravings too.

An advocate for treating substance use disorder as a disease, not a moral failing, encouraged policymakers to improve access ...

Withdrawal symptoms tended to be far worse than those experienced by even the most severe heroin users of the past ...