As users of heroin and other opioids get older, their risk for overdose death increases dramatically, a new study of age trends in excess deaths shows. Although male users had almost double the rate ...

In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, near a storefront advertising "free" cellphones, J.R. sat in an empty back stairwell and showed a reporter how he tries to avoid overdosing when he smokes crack cocaine.

How can cannabis legalization influence opioid use? This is what a recent study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence hopes to address as a team of rese | Cannabis Sciences ...

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most ...

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

Hospitalized opioid users were more likely to start medication treatment if they received addiction consultation services They were also more likely to follow up with a treatment program after their ...

Stemming the tide of opioid addiction in Central Illinois takes that person-to-person connection, a realization that substance abuse disorder can happen to anyone—a child, a sibling, a spouse, a ...

A recent study explodes the myth that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids exists only among patients abusing their opioids. Until recently, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) ...

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

Understanding Texas Addiction Statistics and Treatment Accessibility Lake Worth, United States - February 2, 2026 / ...