How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have ...

The cornerstone of OUD treatment remains medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including methadone, buprenorphine, and ...

Medication for opioid use disorder can save lives. But fewer than half of jails surveyed across the country provide it, a new study found. A National Institutes of Health study published Tuesday ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking significant steps in the ongoing fight against the Opioid Crisis.

COLOMBINI: Research shows, when taken as prescribed, medications like methadone can reduce opioid overdose deaths by about 50%. So Stephanie says she panicked when she lost Medicaid.

Routinely offering and initiating medication-based treatment for those with opioid use disorder has the potential to save ...

Bloomington woman files federal lawsuit against sheriff and jail medical workers alleging 'medical deliberate indifference.' ...

Opioid addiction is a public health crisis in the U.S. It is estimated that as many as 36 million Americans abuse prescription opioid pain medications and approximately 500,000 are addicted to heroin.

For decades throughout the opioid crisis, most doctors have relied on medication-heavy regimens to treat babies who are born experiencing neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Those protocols often ...

States overhauling Medicaid rolls have accidentally dropped eligible people from coverage, sometimes for months. That can be dangerous for those who need opioid addiction medications.