The federal government has enacted the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, building on the original 2018…
A large-scale study backed by the National Institutes of Health found that access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)…
Tyler Mischley, 38, has lived with opioid use disorder (OUD) since he was 15. At age 18, he got an…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released new guidance for making medications for opioid use disorder…
Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and accomplished nothing good. That’s the result…
Massachusetts lawmakers have dropped plans to authorize overdose prevention centers. Despite support from the state's Senate, health department and voters,…
Over my 21 years of using opioids I’ve often joked to myself that I don’t have a drug problem, I…
A top federal drug official is calling for the government to move “away from criminalization” under the drug war, saying…
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) more than doubled the number of states authorized to provide…
People who have already suffered a nonfatal overdose should be prioritized in receiving evidence-based care to reduce subsequent risk, but…