The crackdown on illegal use of prescription painkillers in some parts of the country has fueled increased use of heroin -- a cheaper and more dangerous alternative -- among teens. Both the ...

Recent data published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that those who use cannabis are more likely to be able to quit injectable opioids. The study was carried out by a team of Canadian ...

Key research finding: Pharmacologists are working to help mitigate the detrimental side effects of opiates, including addiction, respiratory depression, constipation and alcohol use. Many ...

If you’re seeking opiate addiction recovery, you’ve almost certainly considered solutions like therapy and medication. Suboxone, Subutex, and Methadone are common treatments that are used in medical ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People affected by opiate addiction have a new place to turn to in West Michigan. Members of the newly-formed Grand Rapids chapter of Families Against Narcotics (FAN) will ...

A study published in the British Medical Journal by researchers at Yale University and the University of California, Davis, reveals a connection between prevalence of cannabis dispensaries and a drop ...

Overdoses are happening everywhere, all over the country. In our current society, the streets are filled to the brim with ultra-strong heroin that’s often mixed with fentanyl and a multitude of its ...

For those who’ve experienced the legendary tow of opiates, a deepening cycle of despair and deliverance is commonplace. For the rest of us it is hard to imagine what motivates such futile and ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Opiate addiction takes a devastating toll on our communities. Behind alcoholism, opiate addiction is the largest single treated addiction in our society. But a new Utah-based charity ...