A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm—and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the ...

Massachusetts communities are sitting on millions of dollars in unspent opioid settlement funds four years after the money started flowing into the state.

Austin Shepard discusses his recent detox, medical emergency and recovery journey after revealing that he relapsed while filming a project connected to Love Island USA.

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council tabled resolutions Tuesday to allocate $224,489 from an opioid litigation settlement ...

Officials plan to compile input from these sessions and others across the state into a report that identifies common themes ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts has collected tens of millions of dollars from multi-state settlements with drug makers and distributors over their alleged role in fueling the nation's deadly opioid crisis.

Health insurance loss, changes "may undermine continuity of critical treatment," researche ...

State health officials have launched a system aimed at allowing the public track how local governments spend the almost $1 billion in opioid settlement funds they expect to receive by 2039.

The device, which is cleared by the FDA for withdrawal mitigation from opioid use disorder, works by abating severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats, and the inability to keep food ...

Program ensures no judgement, no legal consequences ...

Diagnoses of opioid use disorder and opioid overdoses were rare in the 12 months following index visits (n = 2362; 0.3%). The Epic model showed low sensitivity to correctly identify people at risk ...

Suboxone is now the standard of care in the U.S. for treating opioid addiction, but its downsides are often overlooked. RFK ...