Indigenous people face persistent disparities in access to harm reduction services in the United States. In response, Native ...

HHS awards $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states, tribal communities The Department of Health and Human Services ...

Amid an escalating overdose crisis, growing attention has turned to racial and ethnic disparities in the accessibility of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), such as buprenorphine. Most existing ...

MARYLAND - Lieutenant Governor Aruna K. Miller, along with the Office of Overdose Response, has announced the award of $12.4 million in grants to numerous programs and organizations to address ...

Colorado is expected to receive over $880 million in funds from national opioid settlements with pharmaceutical companies.

Baltimore has been among the cities hardest hit by the opioid overdose epidemic, with a per capita overdose death rate significantly higher than the national average. Something must change — ...

In a December op-ed, former Milwaukee County Health Commissioner Paul Nannis provided a vigorous call for continued efforts to address the opioid crisis. As a Family & Addiction Medicine Physician ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said the reduction in fatal overdoses is likely contributed to by significant investments to expand access to services. The department cited housing ...

Patients who leave the hospital against medical advice have a 10-fold higher risk for subsequent drug overdose in the following month, a new study indicates. Overall, 1 in 30 patients with an early ...

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It’s no secret the opioid crisis remains a major public health concern in the United States. It was declared a public health emergency in 2017, and for multiple years following, nationwide overdose ...

Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data. In 2024, Massachusetts had 1,340 confirmed opioid-related ...