Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious and complex condition affecting millions of people across the country and contributing to a national public health emergency. Yet stigma and misinformation about ...
The rate of opioid use in pregnancy more than doubled in 12 years, a new Oregon Health & Science University study using ...
Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...
Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione shares some good news in the opioid crisis.
A white van rattles northward on Staten Island's narrow roads, rumbling past wooded lots and vinyl-sided homes beneath a web of electrical wires and telephone lines. One of its passengers is ...
The connection between opioid use and mental health is not just a matter of statistics. It is a reality for countless families where the opioid crisis and mental health struggles collide with ...
Just before Christmas, the FDA approved a new tool in the government’s unrelenting and largely unsuccessful battle on opioid abuse. The tool screens for a genetic susceptibility to opioid use disorder ...
The numbers tell a story no one wants to hear: opioid use during pregnancy has more than doubled in California over the past ...