Why are there so many contradictory findings regarding opioid policy impacts in studies that have used quasi-experimental designs? One contributing factor is the diversity of disciplines conducting ...

A decade after Vermont's governor dedicated his annual State of the State speech to the opioid epidemic, there's been some progress. But it's overshadowed by record-breaking fatal overdoses. A decade ...

Medicare’s opioid treatment benefit unintentionally encourages underuse of psychosocial services. The authors propose a ...

Five major municipalities in Erie County have received money to address opioid addiction. They've spent less than half of the ...

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States' fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting ...

The first external evaluation of a cognitive-computing model widely used by health care systems found a concerning amount of ...

FILE - A man holds his prescription for Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, in Greenfield, Mass. Geneticists and addiction specialists are blasting the Food and Drug ...

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic may decrease the risk of opioid overdoses in certain patients, according to a new study. The results suggest semaglutide, the active ingredient in ...

Families across the Commonwealth who have lost loved ones to opioids deserve more than symbolic gestures or scattered pilot ...