Boulder Care, a virtual substance use disorder (SUD) provider, has appointed a nationally recognized addiction medicine ...

Addiction psychotherapy—treating problematic substance use and addictions in individual therapy—is quite effective and can be deeply rewarding. In my experience, people enjoy the individualized nature ...

The Open Society Foundations (OSF), a grant-making network based in New York City, is a longtime proponent of harm reduction.

Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that ...

There are many different ways to quantify the opioid crisis. The obvious is the dramatic rise in deaths from overdoses. Let’s not overlook the number of overdoses themselves – often as recorded by ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

Beetham, T. (2019). Buprenorphine prior authorization removal: Low hanging fruit in the opioid overdose crisis. Harvard Public Health Review, 25. 5. Bell, J., Reed, K ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Felix Gonzalez did his best to sober up, so he could share his struggle about addiction on Wednesday. Joining a ...

September is Recovery Month, a time to celebrate people who’ve overcome their addictions and honor those we’ve lost to overdose. Overdose is a leading cause of death for people forced to live outside, ...

Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction treatment.

At some point, North Dakota needs to stop pretending addiction will magically disappear if we just shut our eyes — or the doors to services people rely on. Yet here we are, watching Commissioner ...