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 ...

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

(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 ...

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

Rate of severe maternal morbidity 292.1 per 10,000 live births among those with OUD, with variation seen across states.

Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and cravings.

Vinnidhy Dave, D.O., hospice specialist and director of palliative medicine at Englewood Health Physician Network, and Lauren Savage, director of population health at Englewood Hospital, discuss what ...

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

The program's expansion is being funded by money Orange County received through national legal settlements with opioid ...

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found no changes in opioid outcomes among the general ...

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 ...

Buprenorphine, one of three medications approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to treat opioid use disorder, has been around for decades. But its use expanded recently in response to the ...