For years, buprenorphine—one of the primary medications used to treat opioid use disorder—has been a critical bridge to recovery, helping to reduce illicit drug use and overdose deaths. But with the ...

A first-of-its-kind program in Iowa, designed to help support people with opioid use disorder in Polk County, launched earlier this month. The City of Des Moines said a partnership ...

Deaths from injection-related infections like endocarditis have increased among young people, likely due to the growth of injection drug use and stronger, shorter-acting fentanyl. While medications ...

Individuals with opioid use disorder can get “stuck” in particular patterns of brain activity, a new Yale study finds. And this stickiness is more pronounced after they’ve seen images related to ...

The use of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in older adults has increased over the years, yet disparities persist across patient subgroups, with men, Black and Hispanic individuals, rural ...

An existing drug currently used to treat glaucoma, altitude sickness, and seizures may also have the potential to prevent ...

Researchers have discovered that drugs like Ozempic for diabetes and obesity also improve alcohol use disorders and other ...

Firefighters will reach out to people who have recently overdosed to offer treatment options and connect them with services.

Hospitals in Marion County have been selected to take part in a new, six-month pilot program run by the Oregon Health Authority to improve addiction care in emergency settings. OHA partnered with the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An estimated 2.1 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, but only 1 in 5 patients have received medication to begin the road to recovery. Kate Richards is the ...

During the opioid crisis in the United States, acute pain management has remained a persistent challenge for both patients and clinicians.

However, the opioid pathway, a heavily studied physiologic pathway inextricably intertwined with behaviour and reward, rarely receives attention within psychiatric practice. Although the opioid system ...