In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

Drug users who do not benefit from conventional treatments for heroin addiction should be able to access the drug through the health system, urges a Canadian expert in The BMJ today. Standard ...

Medications for opioid-use disorder (OUD) are associated with lower death rates and improved quality of life for people in recovery. But which of the most commonly used medications for OUD are most ...

Discover how Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is revolutionizing addiction recovery. Take a look at Greene County's medication-assisted treatment clinic, and how medication can help assist with ...

A RELAPSE AND GETTING HIS LIFE BACK. THEY LASTED SIX MONTHS AND IT TOTALLY DESTROYED ME. THIS WAS ROY LITTLETON IN THE THICK OF HIS FENTANYL USE. HIS ADDICTION BEGAN WITH ALCOHOL. AND THEN I STARTED ...

For well over a decade, Jonathan Cline has struggled with opioid addiction. About two years ago, he started using the medication Suboxone to help him get clean. He didn’t follow a specific program ...

Milestones Include Top-Tier 3-Year Accreditations from OASAS and The Joint Commission, Staff Growth to Over 20 ...

For men battling years-long addictions, a medication-assisted treatment program offers therapy and peer support. Early data ...

More than 500 people died of a drug overdose in Greenville County in 2022 and 2023, most while using opioids, particularly fentanyl. Of those, about 1 in 4 had been an inmate at the Greenville County ...

Orange County’s Office for a Drug-Free Community leads efforts to curb opioid deaths through prevention education, enforcement, treatment and recovery. Credit: Orange County Government media gallery ...