A new study published in JAMA Network Open on May 7, 2026, engaged 42 national experts in hospital-based addiction treatment in a consensus-building process to develop best practices for ...

Studies show that ibogaine can be effective for short-term opioid addiction treatment, especially reducing drug cravings and some withdrawal symptoms.

Pregnant people and new mothers who are being treated for opioid addiction often have to fight to keep their children out of the hands of child protective services. But it’s a fight they shouldn’t ...

Most people use prescription opioids for only a short period of time. According to a new study published in PAIN, The Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain, fewer than two ...

A new PSA is taking an unusual approach to helping people recover from opioid addiction. Instead of hiding drugs from sight, the PSA puts the pills front and center. For the the 855-HOW-TO-QUIT ...

SPRINGFIELD — Social workers and counselors said Western Massachusetts desperately needs more sober housing, additional ...

A recent study explodes the myth that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids exists only among patients abusing their opioids. Until recently, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) ...

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For Lacy Sisk, 40, the lowest moment in her opioid addiction was watching her family pack their belongings because she could no longer afford to pay the rent. All of her money had gone to pain pills ...

Investigation finds not all spending went toward approved uses amid lack of guidance, oversight from state officials.

Indivior develops proprietary treatments for opioid dependence, generating revenue from specialty pharmaceuticals across ...

Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but it's expensive. Reading time 2 minutes To treat acute pain, doctors in the U ...