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 ...

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 ...

The multidisciplinary UND team will work to enhance perinatal substance use prevention education for WIC staff across the US.

ReVIDA’s “Treatment for All” program provides comprehensive treatment services to eligible Tennesseans, without cost to them. This initiative is critical in removing barriers to care and creating ...

FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Receipt of methadone for opioid use disorder is associated with a lower risk for treatment discontinuation compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, according to ...

A new study reveals that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1), which include weight loss and diabetes meds ...

Valentina Frymyer gave birth five days after being admitted to the Madison County Detention Center last year. Later, the baby ...

Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) had a lower risk of discontinuing methadone compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, and ...

From 2022 to 2023, Minnesota saw an 8% decrease in overall drug overdose deaths from 1,384 to 1,274 deaths among residents in the state, according to preliminary data. Though the numbers are still ...