Gov. Charlie Baker says he wants to move quickly to begin addressing the state's opiate addiction problem.Baker said Thursday that he plans to name a small group of people familiar with the problem ...

Opiate addiction is a growing concern across the globe, affecting millions of individuals and their families. While many are aware of the dangers associated with illegal drugs, fewer people recognize ...

At two clinics in Oslo and Bergen, a small group of patients have been given a new treatment option for opioid addiction.

July 28--In Illinois, heroin addiction is a growing problem. Overdose and deaths as a result of heroin abuse are issues now faced by every community in our State. No small town is exempt from this ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

SAFER PRESCRIPTION Pot’s pain-reducing properties could help address maladies that lead to opioid addiction. (Photo by NMK-Studio, Shutterstock) Despite a relative lack of scientific studies of ...

It’s being called an epidemic with tragic consequences. An alarming number of teens and young adults in the Puget Sound area are going from prescription pain killers to heroin as their drug of choice.

A heroin user, by contrast, can pay $20 for 3/100-gram bag of heroin from which they might get four or five uses. National public service campaigns have also decreased the amount of prescription ...