A woman has been jailed for stealing food and 34 bottles of wine from a Tesco Express. Lucy Hanks, 37, of Bitton Park Road in ...

In the face of an opioid overdose crisis, President Biden oversaw a historic shift toward harm reduction for addiction.

OnPoint NYC’s supervised consumption site offers lifesaving harm reduction services, reversing 1,700 overdoses since 2021, ...

Maine is showing signs of progress in its battle against the opioid crisis. A recent report from the CDC found a 19% drop in ...

Three goals to pursue this year: expanding access to treatment, addressing inequities and ramping up parity enforcement ...

For individuals with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), eight weeks of acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture for reducing methadone dose and opioid craving.

The process to receive methadone, a medication used to treat Opioid Use Disorder, may become more efficient for the Kent County Detention Center and of their inmates who ...

Factors that affect the pharmacologic effectiveness of methadone include comorbid medical disorders, pregnancy, and drug interactions. [13] The potential medical and social costs of opiate ...

Now, city officials are focused on using a chunk of what's left to improve access to methadone treatment for individuals struggling with opioid addiction. Mayor Mark Dion said the remaining funds will ...

In the 12 months after a nonfatal overdose, few Medicare beneficiaries receive medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) or fill a naloxone prescription.