UPMC has created a blueprint for treating patients experiencing gruesome side effects from drugs laced with xylazine.

But buprenorphine’s strength as a treatment is also a weakness. Buprenorphine is an opioid. Like methadone, the tightly ...

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New polling from the Legal Action Center shows North Carolinians nearly universally (98%) view substance use disorders (SUD) ...

In a peer-reviewed journal, Pittsburgh doctors are sharing their experience treating wounds associated with xylazine, a ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost visited the Trumbull County Jail Tuesday to announce a $250,000 grant to support inmate ...

A $250,000-a-year three-year grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office will work to address the drug addiction and ...

Learn about the opioid epidemic and its impact on Black communities. Discover efforts to address the crisis and improve ...

The three FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder ... considered the gold-standard treatment, help patients prevent or reduce overdoses by relieving withdrawal symptoms and cravings.

Screening people at risk for opioid use disorder when they’re admitted to the hospital could keep them from being readmitted, ...