On Friday it will be one year since Recovery Works Northwest opened a detox center in Portland. According to its director of engagement, it’s the only measure 1 ...

As access to buprenorphine improves, so does our understanding of pediatric addiction. This has led to new ways to use ...

Drug overdose is the leading cause of injury deaths in young adults in the United States, with fentanyl causing over 70,000 ...

An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek promises to address oregon'sdetox beds for people who want to get clean from drugs or alcohol but ...

Las Cruces Police hosted a town hall recently, which included information regarding effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Las Cruces.

In just a few years, the powerful synthetic painkiller fentanyl has almost entirely replaced heroin as the dominant opioid in ...

"We've seen so many young people lose their lives needlessly because this resource isn't available," said David Burke, ...

As increasing numbers of people nationwide have overdosed on fentanyl, the issue of the “fentanyl crisis” has garnered mass ...

NPR reports that some researchers believe the data could show an even larger drop, beyond the 10.6% drop that CDC data shows, when federal surveys take stock of state-level improvements. Separately, ...