Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose ...

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Johns Hopkins assistant professor Kirsten Smith has become a leading voice on the contentious herbal supplement kratom ...

Joshua Kaufman, MD, of CDPHP, discusses the significance of long-acting injectables (LAIs) in improving adherence, reducing the risk of relapse, and preventing hospitalizations.

LYNN — Massachusetts public health officials gathered in Lynn on Wednesday for a listening session on opioid remediation ...

Authors Key Points Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: [email protected] Background About 40.3 million Americans have a substance use disorder (SUD).

Allison Bauer, a clinical director at Blue Mountain Heart to Heart, helps community members living with substance use disorders, HIV, Hepatitis C and other serious diseases.

High levels of social media use are closely linked to psychiatric disorders involving delusions, such as narcissistic personality disorder and body dysmorphic disorder.

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Activist Ryan Hampton sees a major flaw in the proposed $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement reached by the OxyContin maker. While it's potentially one of the largest opioid settlements ever, he ...

As of 2022, all prisons and jails in New York were mandated to establish programs that provide evidence-based medication and supports for opioid use disorder to people in their custody.

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