In my years as a nurse working in a drug detox unit, I’ve witnessed both the crushing grip of addiction and the grueling ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios The fatal drug overdose rate fell 4% nationwide and nearly 10% in Florida, per new CDC data. Why it matters: Overdose deaths seem to be falling as pandemic-era isolation ebbs ...

As a surgeon who operates on people whose bodies have been damaged by the contamination inherent in illicit drugs, I am certain that pushing kratom to the underground market by banning it would be ...

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association of Ghana (PMAG) has called on the government, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), the Pharmacy Council and all relevant stakeholders to launch an immediate ...

After decades of treatments, therapies, and 26 different medications, including opioids, I found kratom. The Mississippi legislature is considering banning kratom, a natural supplement that has saved ...

Older adults are not immune from the opioid crisis, but senior living can provide safeguards through medication management to help control chronic conditions and effectively mitigate pain, Argentum ...

Guilford County and local governments across the state are doing what they can to help substance abusers kick the habit – ...

Addiction medicine, particularly opioid treatment programs like methadone​, have evolved. With changes to some regulations, ...

A new USC-led study provides the first nationwide picture of who knows about, carries, and uses naloxone to reverse deadly ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to decide on Monday what levels of tariffs he will impose early on Tuesday on Canada ...

In Australia, more than 40,000 people are imprisoned every day. More than half of these people experience drug addiction, ...