HHS awards $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states, tribal communities The Department of Health and Human Services ...

Indigenous people face persistent disparities in access to harm reduction services in the United States. In response, Native ...

Amid an escalating overdose crisis, growing attention has turned to racial and ethnic disparities in the accessibility of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), such as buprenorphine. Most existing ...

MARYLAND - Lieutenant Governor Aruna K. Miller, along with the Office of Overdose Response, has announced the award of $12.4 million in grants to numerous programs and organizations to address ...

Baltimore has been among the cities hardest hit by the opioid overdose epidemic, with a per capita overdose death rate significantly higher than the national average. Something must change — ...

The Pierce County Council has approved more than $3.2 million for a new Mobile Opioid Treatment Program that the county says will bring life-saving medication and recovery services to communities ...

It’s no secret the opioid crisis remains a major public health concern in the United States. It was declared a public health emergency in 2017, and for multiple years following, nationwide overdose ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid ...

Patients who leave the hospital against medical advice have a 10-fold higher risk for subsequent drug overdose in the following month, a new study indicates. Overall, 1 in 30 patients with an early ...

Las Cruces will decide how to allocate about $10 million in opioid settlement funds. The city and Doña Ana County aim to focus on impactful programs addressing opioid use disorder. Strategies include ...

Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data. In 2024, Massachusetts had 1,340 confirmed opioid-related ...

First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the previous launch of a statewide pilot program in the fall. In October, the ...