The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) this week announced an investment of more than $8 million to expand or ...

After a slow start, Kansas’ opioid settlement funds have reached every county and benefitted tens of thousands of residents ...

The researchers found that the 15 candidate genes accounted for 0.40 percent of the variation in OUD risk, while age and sex accounted for 3.27 percent of the variation. Using the 15 variants as ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) — A gap persists between the need for and receipt of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment among U.S. individuals, according to a research letter published online Jan. 6 in JAMA ...

The agreement also ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue Pharma and prohibits them from selling opioids in the United States.

Despite a rise in the number of individuals needing treatment for substance use disorder in the United States, treatment ...

Evans is the former chief operator of the DEA leading initiatives across 240 domestic offices and 93 foreign offices.

A new study found no changes in opioid outcomes among the general population with the states' passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws. However, the findings also show decreases in opioid ...

For individuals reporting cannabis use, the odds of opioid misuse are reduced among individuals in states with medical ...

Whatcom County Health and Community Services has partnered with the Swinomish tribe’s didgʷálič Wellness Center to bring a ...

Since the opioid epidemic was declared an emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than 450,000 lives, but local drug and alcohol specialists are working to fight the crisis daily. The ...