Even as more people get treatment overall, people with criminal justice involvement still remain less likely to get medication for opioid use disorder. As awareness of opioid addiction has grown, new ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new app is helping families who are fighting addiction. The app to fight addiction with the help of medication-assisted treatment is a first of its kind. Thousands of patients ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable but potentially life-threatening condition. Yet millions of people still lack access to the most effective treatment options. According to recently released ...

Ashbel "A.T." Wall, who led the Rhode Island Department of Corrections for close to two decades, died Dec. 11, a corrections ...

Treating addiction with medication is the new norm — and considered the best practice by the medical community. "There is good evidence that medication-assisted treatment is the gold standard," said ...

When Daniel Patrick Garrett began using Suboxone three years ago, he spent hours driving to find a pharmacy that would accept his prescription for the opioid use disorder treatment. Eight couldn't or ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs physician-assisted suicide law for terminally ill patients, sparking outrage from religious ...

Orange County’s Office for a Drug-Free Community leads efforts to curb opioid deaths through prevention education, enforcement, treatment and recovery. Credit: Orange County Government media gallery ...

As more Alaskans seek treatment for opioid use disorder, the state is taking measures to ensure that enough medical providers are there to help. On Friday, Dec. 20, the Department of Health and Social ...