The month of October means it is time to celebrate Halloween, according to Peer Recovery Support Specialist Earl Lindsey with the Working to Recover, Assist and Prevent Project.

Kentucky is one of 19 states to receive grant funding from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program to be used to improve access to treatment and recovery services for substance ...

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down substance use cravings too.

Kratom, marketed as an herbal supplement, is touted as a natural remedy for help with energy, mood, pain and sleep. But it’s not without risks ...

An advocate for treating substance use disorder as a disease, not a moral failing, encouraged policymakers to improve access ...

Withdrawal symptoms tended to be far worse than those experienced by even the most severe heroin users of the past ...

UND has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to lead a national Women, Infants and Children substance use training. The USDA grant, awarded to UND's colleges of nursing and education, aims to enhance ...

Fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid, has emerged as a primary driver of the ongoing overdose epidemic, and it is ...

ReVIDA’s “Treatment for All” program provides comprehensive treatment services to eligible Tennesseans, without cost to them. This initiative is critical in removing barriers to care and creating ...

A new study reveals that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1), which include weight loss and diabetes meds ...

Valentina Frymyer gave birth five days after being admitted to the Madison County Detention Center last year. Later, the baby ...

Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) had a lower risk of discontinuing methadone compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, and ...