The woman, then battling an addiction to heroin, said she sought help at the Opioid Crisis Action Network, a beacon of hope ...

A first-of-its-kind program in Iowa, designed to help support people with opioid use disorder in Polk County, launched earlier this month. The City of Des Moines said a partnership ...

As U.S. states push for equitable coverage of non-opioid pain medications, conflicts emerge over cost implications and the ...

A task force that was created to review opioid grant applications in Mercer County has made its recommendations on which ...

Signing up for opioid addiction treatment in California prisons involves taking more frequent drug tests. The results, even if misinterpreted, can set back a prisoner’s chance for freedom.

University of Iowa researchers in the Carver College of Medicine discovered a commonly used drug could treat opioid use disorder, a chronic relapsing condition marked by opioid addiction.  Opioids are ...

People who use injection drugs are at a higher risk for eye infections, particularly endogenous endophthalmitis—a medical emergency caused by bacteria or fungi entering the bloodstream to reach the ...

Local nonprofit organizations providing prevention, treatment, recovery, housing stability, and related services for individuals impacted by opioid addiction are invited to apply for ...

Sweet rides resulted in sweet rewards for Stop Overdose Addiction Resources. The 4th Annual Car and Bike Show benefiting SOAR ...

Terrebonne Parish will receive nearly $1 million in opioid settlement money. A judge wants some of that to help struggling ...

An analysis of state health data shows that opioid overdose hospitalizations have decreased by more than 20% in the last year ...

Healing does not always match what society rewards. A body that is stabilizing is not disappearing — it is reclaiming itself.