By learning the lessons of previous successes, increasing access to treatment, supporting those in recovery, and ...

Amid an escalating overdose crisis, growing attention has turned to racial and ethnic disparities in the accessibility of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), such as buprenorphine. Most existing ...

Despite Indian Country bearing some of the highest fatality rates of the overdose crisis, there is a woefully insufficient ...

MARYLAND - Lieutenant Governor Aruna K. Miller, along with the Office of Overdose Response, has announced the award of $12.4 million in grants to numerous programs and organizations to address ...

Baltimore has been among the cities hardest hit by the opioid overdose epidemic, with a per capita overdose death rate significantly higher than the national average. Something must change — ...

It’s no secret the opioid crisis remains a major public health concern in the United States. It was declared a public health emergency in 2017, and for multiple years following, nationwide overdose ...

A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds that individuals who received medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while incarcerated were significantly more likely to continue ...

Las Cruces will decide how to allocate about $10 million in opioid settlement funds. The city and Doña Ana County aim to focus on impactful programs addressing opioid use disorder. Strategies include ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid ...

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Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data. In 2024, Massachusetts had 1,340 confirmed opioid-related ...

First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the previous launch of a statewide pilot program in the fall. In October, the ...