Study: Fentanyl Myths Shared More Online than Truth About Drug There are plenty of news articles containing false information about fentanyl online. One myth about the drug is that...
Lack of Doctors a Barrier to Dealing with Opioid Crisis Effectively The opioid crisis is an ongoing issue in the US. The results of a new study found there...
NIH Grant Will Fund Imaging Study on Opioid-Addicted Clients Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine has been awarded close to $3 million for an imaging study to determine...
Many Young People Not Receiving Addiction Treatment After Opioid Overdose Fewer than 30% of young people who survive an overdose of opioids receive addiction treatment promptly afterward. These results...
States to Offer Medication-Assisted Treatment to Inmates with Opioid Addiction Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), which is one of the methods recommended by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
Timeline of Heroin Withdrawal When a person’s body becomes physically dependent on heroin, it’s not easy to stop using it, even if they make the decision to stop. Not...
Heroin Addiction Expert Says There is an “Even Bigger Crisis” Than Opioid Addiction In 2015, Florida’s Manatee County recorded 57 fatal drug overdoses. At the time, that level was...
Getting Your Life Back with Heroin Rehab Arizona Heroin addiction has been on the rise over the last several years. In the United States, more people are using heroin...
Opioid Prescriptions and Addiction in Teens For the first time, opioid-producing pharmaceutical companies are being held accountable by state and federal courts for their role in the opioid addiction...