#Opioids

New Medicaid Policy Will Help States Better Fight the Opioid Crisis

A recent opinion piece in the Columbia Journalism Review argues that the distinction matters.

The CDC has called for treatment of opioid use disorder to include screening for hepatitis C and referral to care and treatment.

The FDA and the DEA issued joint warning letters to several websites telling them to stop or face severe legal consequences.

Judge’s ruling may pave the way for opening the nation’s first supervised overdose prevention facility.

The opioid epidemic is principally responsible for a recent increase in infective endocarditis in the United States.

Efforts to control viral hepatitis are falling behind, in part because of the growing opioid epidemic and homelessness crisis.

An opinion piece in Nature calls out federal efforts to tackle the U.S. opioid crisis.

A literature review shows promising signs that teenagers, like adults, can benefit from methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone.

Justice Department lawyers are fighting against a Philadelphia nonprofit’s latest proposal to open one.

The mathematical model behind a new study is based on the patterns governing the spread of malaria via mosquitoes.

A new report warns the crisis could see a third wave if synthetic opioids continue to move into new U.S. markets.

The center will study heroin, prescription painkillers and other drugs in order to develop new treatments for addiction.

Two new interactive (and free!) databases offer maps, policies and much more, courtesy of amfAR.

A new study finds strong support for the harm reduction strategy among those most likely to use them.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Infectious Disease Elimination Act, effective statewide July 1.

The drug can quickly reverse an opioid overdose and prevent death.