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 ...

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 ...

New research shows that Ozempic and similar drugs reduce opioid overdoses by 40% and alcohol intoxication by 50% in people ...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky has received a $37.2 million, three-year federal grant from Substance Abuse and ...

Naltrexone (referred to as the "Ozempic of alcohol") is a drug that can help reduce alcohol and opioid cravings for people ...