The Latest Breaking News from Opioids

To overcome problematic opioid use, traditional forms of opioid substitution therapy, such as methadone and oral buprenorphine, have become valuable tools. Research shows that patients receiving substitution therapy are more likely to stay in treatment and stop using heroin than patients receiving treatments that do not involve substitutes – such…

Possession of Class A drugs carries a sentence of seven years inprisonment

The decades-old surgical drug ketamine has found a new use — as an alternative to opioids for patients with chronic pain

The FDA called for treatments for stimulant use disorder. Doctors say current options are limited

Tens of thousands die from opioid overdoses in the United States yearly — but medicines like Narcan can reverse overdoses and help reduce the toll.

Police allegedly found opioids being smuggled in a pair of shoes.

The government has doubled down on failed policies, citing deeply flawed studies and misrepresenting data.

Authors of new study say there is not enough awareness of effects of xylazine, which is being mixed in with heroin and fentanyl

Exclusive: About 30 deaths in two months being examined for involvement of heroin substitute nitazenes and tranquilliser xylazine