#Opioids

New Medicaid Policy Will Help States Better Fight the Opioid Crisis

This birth cohort accounts for the majority of people living with the virus.

He said it would enable drug use, but Jeff Sessions also influenced the veto.

Researchers analyzed data on more than a quarter of a million teens and young adults attending federally qualified health centers.

The Canadian harm reduction center will provide medical marijuana at little to no cost as a safer alternative to opioids.

A new meta-analysis finds this population has a high success rate on hepatitis C therapy.

Baby boomers still make up the largest bloc of those with the virus, but youths’ injection drug use is sending their infection rates upward.

Experts say the deadly prescription painkiller could soon replace heroin entirely.

The RAND Corporation initiative is supported by a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes on Drug Abuse.

If pain drives you to sharing needles and drug-related equipment, be aware of the risks such as hepatitis B, C, and HIV transmission.

In the first five months of 2018, 803 HCV-positive organs were transplanted across the United States.

Officials have reported 1,031 new cases over the past year—one of the highest rates in the country.

More than 72,300 Americans died last year as a result of a drug overdose.

Using opioid medication treatment such as methadone appears to lower this risk.

A group of experts has issued a call to arms, spotlighting missed opportunities for addiction treatment in hospital settings.

As IV drug use increases across the country, overdoses, hepatitis C and deadly bacterial infections are also on the rise.

The pharmaceutical company’s grant-making arm is teaming up with Marshall Health to address areas hit hardest by opioids.