St. Louis Addiction Science Team is expanding its fight against the region’s overdose crisis with a new $250,000 grant from The Cigna Group Foundation. The funding will launch the St. Louis Medication ...

Buprenorphine has shown to be a safe and effective treatment for people using opioids. More first responders across Washington should use it.

Although drug overdose deaths declined in the U.S. last year, the rate of substance use disorder is rising, and the problem ...

A psychoactive drug derived from an African plant could transform treatment for addiction and PTSD. Here’s why Tennessee ...

As overdose deaths rise, a unique program in Baltimore offers addiction care for seniors by combining medication with peer ...

A diabetes and obesity medication shows potential to reduce alcohol cravings and relapse in early animal studies.

Share on Pinterest Could an experimental drug trio fight difficult-to-treat pancreatic cancer? Experiments in mouse models show promise. Image credit: adamkaz/Getty Images Pancreatic ductal ...

Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction and substance abuse. According to a White House fact sheet, the ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The disease of addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a crisis that touches families in every community and neighborhood in our Nation. 48.4 million ...

Beginning in 2023, there was less fentanyl in the U.S. drug supply. The opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone’s availability is increasing and so is access to addiction treatment. Experts say the ...