Medicare’s opioid treatment benefit unintentionally encourages underuse of psychosocial services. The authors propose a ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a novel, highly potent opioid that shows potential as a therapy for both pain and opioid use disorder. In a study published in ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The SUPPORT Act, which will reauthorize federal funding for opioid prevention, education, coverage, ...

A new synthetic opioid linked to at least one overdose death in Oklahoma is raising concerns among health and law enforcement ...

Is there a safe opioid? Scientists discovered DFNZ, a high-potency nitazene that relieves pain without the risk of overdose ...

The report, by Wisconsin Policy Forum, found that every state prison and at least 53 county jails provide medications for ...

The community-based opioid treatment program Honor's HEROES at UTHealth Houston may significantly improve treatment retention ...

A new opioid treatment center operated by Everest Recovery Centers could soon open in Ellsworth. Everest Recovery, a network ...

More than 100,000 people die every year from opioid overdoses — and some believe the new class of drugs could help save those ...

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 ...

Pandemic-era changes to prescribing guidelines for the lifesaving drug buprenorphine led to improved treatment outcomes for patients with opioid use disorder in Philadelphia, according to a recently ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) means that a person gets used to the presence of an opioid medication or substance in their body. The body can then only achieve normal function when taking opioids. It can ...