The 2026 Healthy Aging Campaign will make accessible a wide range of educational materials, caregiver guidance, professional training, and information on non-opioid pain-management strategies to ...

Prescription opioid misuse is a very serious problem in the United States. The misuse of prescription opioids is typically defined as: (a) use of a prescription opioid without a prescription of one’s ...

The pandemic has changed the daily usage patterns and motivations for use of many Americans who use opioids, according to recent research released by The Recovery Village and Project Opioid. The ...

A new study found no changes in measures of opioid misuse and opioid use disorder following state passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws. The findings suggest that the adoption of such ...

A new campaign in New Haven County is seeking to increase the number of people seeking treatment for opioid misuse disorders.

In an effort to reach those who are struggling, the Anoka County Opioid Solutions Initiative (ACOSI) has launched a new ...

Our bodies send us signals throughout the day to prompt us into action. Our stomachs growl to indicate we're hungry, so we ...

People identifying as heterosexual are less likely to misuse opioids than those who have a different sexual orientation, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

About one of every three high school students who said they were misusing prescription opioids when they were surveyed reported they had attempted suicide, according to a study published Monday in the ...

Opioids are still widely prescribed, but have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious harms. De-prescribing ...

Opioids are a group of substances that relieve pain and are either made from the poppy plant or created synthetically in a lab. They include heroin, fentanyl, morphine, and codeine. Each year, around ...

Lincoln County’s Opioid Settlement Task Force has announced a grant program using money received from the national opioid ...