Over 2 million Americans have opioid use disorder, according to some estimates. Illicit opioids such as heroin and fentanyl ...

Jules ChapmanLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterMegaphone MagazineI have been off methadone since April 13, 2024, and I feel ...

Kratom comes from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a tree found in Southeast Asia. For hundreds of years, people in Malaysia ...

LOOKING at the grey, sunken-faced woman in the photograph, 34-year-old Chanel Walsh barely recognises herself. Five years ago ...

Offering hospitalized patients who are struggling with opioid use disorder a medication to treat their addiction makes it more likely that they will continue with follow-up care after they are ...

CNN has been documenting illicit fentanyl users, most of whom are in recovery. The adversity they face, both physical and ...

Heroin or fentanyl addicts can take methadone, a weaker opioid that often comes as a liquid, to blunt their cravings and stave off withdrawal symptoms. Studies suggest this reduces the risk of a ...

An emergency physician and nurse scientist explain what medetomidine is and how to respond if someone is overdosing on it.

Before playing Charlottesville this week, powerhouse singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge told The Daily Progress what keeps her going (and it's not just music).

The Public Health Committee of the state legislature is advancing a bill proposal that could establish opioid overdose ...