Neurons in a brain region linked with substance-use disorders can affect how much pain is felt when stopping chronic opioid ...

Axios VisualsOpioid abuse is as much an economic problem as a public health one, according to a comprehensive analysis provided first to Axios that concludes it costs an average of nearly $700,000 to ...

Money spent addressing opioid use disorder last year accounts for 5% of Pennsylvania’s GDP, according to a report from ...

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have shed light on what populations are more likely to be ...

A recent report from Avalere Health shows West Virginia’s state and local governments pay more per capita for opioid use ...

Overdose statistics are declining across Long Island and in Nassau County, but leaders look to continue the trend as they ...

Can the brain recover from addiction? New research shows that mindfulness can restore the addicted brain's ability to savor ...

A new study from Avalere Health shows opioid use disorder (OUD) places tremendous financial and resource burdens on taxpayers and local communities. "The Cost of Addiction: Opioid Use Disorder in the ...

Substance use medication and services, a pharmacy, primary health care, meeting spaces and a food pantry are all under one ...

PORT ANGELES — The success of Port Angeles’ opioid overdose response program, Operation Shielding Hope, is one piece of a puzzle that saw Clallam County’s overdose death rate decrease by 63 percent ...

The standard is associated with both an accelerated decline in opioid prescribing and aggressive dose tapering.