Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...
Black, Hispanic patients significantly less likely to receive key addiction medications, study finds
Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Black and Hispanic people are “significantly less likely” to receive two medications used to treat opioid addiction, according to a new study.
How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...
For Lacy Sisk, 40, the lowest moment in her opioid addiction was watching her family pack their belongings because she could no longer afford to pay the rent. All of her money had gone to pain pills ...
When my grandchild was born, I had no idea that my life as I knew it would change forever. My instincts told me there was something wrong, yet my limited understanding of opioid abuse made it ...
It isn’t an exaggeration to say Pennsylvania’s opioid and fentanyl epidemic is the public health challenge of our time. Across our commonwealth and America, opioid use disorder continues to be a ...
Tennessee overdose deaths decreased by nearly 32% between November 2023 and November 2024. Increased Narcan availability, public education, and treatment programs contributed to the decline. Medicaid ...
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