The Louisiana Department of Revenue has announced new penalties for possession of kratom, effective immediately, in response ...

Sacramento bars and restaurants intend to save lives by training their staff to spot opioid overdoses and intervene ...

Tony Award nominee Justina Machado will be joining Kathy Bates in a recurring role in the second season of the CBS hit series ...

A local nonprofit organization, Creative Restorations Inc., is collaborating with the Buffalo Police Department to address the ongoing opioid crisis in the community.

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The University of Texas at Austin’s Addiction Research Institute, or ARI, recently received a federal grant for research it ...

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit has taken nearly a kilogram of the deadly synthetic opioid off the streets, authorities announced Thur ...

Opioids are strong pain relievers, but they also very easily can get misused. Dr. Rey Ximenes of Advanced Pain Care and the ...

An immigration lawyer tells Newsweek that the Trump administration is not acting "in good faith" about a visa lawsuit.

Kratom manufacturers caution that the supplement isn't always safe in the unregulated market. Lawmakers are now seeking to ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said it is recommending a scheduling action to control certain ...

Ohio State University study outlines a strategy for improving OUD patient care by integrating medication-based treatment into ...