The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.

Disparities in access to treatment are driving up overdose rates among Black and Native American people as drug deaths reach record highs across the country, U.S. health officials said. The Centers ...

Keith Gregory Fry argues that preventing drug use among youth – not relying on overdose treatments like naloxone – is the most effective way to address the overdose crisis and save lives. The key to ...

The United States saw its largest-ever drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday. There were 30,000 fewer overdose deaths compared ...