Over a decade spent treating and researching substance use disorders taught one researcher that the overdose epidemic is a ...

Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...

Going beyond treating opioid overdoses, paramedics in Wake County are carrying a different medicine to treat the addiction itself.

These medications are life and death for someone coming out of custody and in that state,” said Mary Taylor, a clinical ...

After years of struggling with alcohol dependence, Shana found a combination of treatment and counseling that works for her.

Buprenorphine alleviates opioid withdrawal symptoms like vomiting and anxiety, as well as cravings, to reduce the chances of an overdose. Naloxone:Hundreds of civilians used Narcan to save ...

A wrongful death lawsuit claims a Scranton woman died from a product containing kratom, a botanical native to Southeast Asia. With a scientific name of Mitragyna speciosa, kratom is a tropical tree in ...

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found ...

The book, “Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Speech-Language Pathologists and Interprofessional Care,” serves as a comprehensive resource for health care providers to treat and support ...

The Scott County Detention Center is taking the lead by implementing neuro-electrode treatment for inmates. It's being called ...