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Blood levels of a particular protein helped predict which patients would survive without a liver transplant.

Study findings support the continuation of telehealth services for opioid use disorder and related care.

Changes will affect nursing home and hospital staffing, delivery of addiction treatment and COVID data reporting.

These data are consistent with a recent study reporting expansion was not associated with an increase in methadone-involved overdose deaths.

Scientists will test community-based approaches to prevent drug overdoses and curb high death rates.

Authorities encourage more health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine for people trying to overcome opioid addiction.

A steep rise in drug overdose deaths during the pandemic led to greater availability of donor organs.

Someone dies of an overdose about every 5 minutes, often as a result of fentanyl and meth. Drug use also spurs HIV and hepatitis outbreaks.

West Virginia’s lawsuit against Janssen and others arrives amid a rise in HIV, hepatitis and overdose rates linked to the opioid crisis.

The White House strategy embraces syringe services, access to housing and naloxone as three science-based approaches.

A second New Jersey law makes it legal to possess a syringe, and a third just-signed law creates a review panel to study overdoses.

Fatal drug overdoses—mostly due to opioids, including fentanyl, but also meth and cocaine—spiked 28.5% during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To fight drug overdoses, HIV and hepatitis, the Biden administration is endorsing harm reduction, including syringe services.

A decriminalization law in Maine allows people to have syringes. It’s an effort to combat rising overdose deaths and hepatitis C cases.

The funding, which also supports harm reduction, arrives from the NY attorney general’s settlements with opioid manufacturers.

The Damien Center in Indianapolis adds clean syringes to its harm reduction, HIV and hepatitis C efforts.