After her son’s death, Melissa Etheridge turned her grief into advocacy by creating a foundation to support new research into ...

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Weight loss injections have become a popular choice to help people curb their appetite, but can they curb addiction, as well?

Stay Calm and Assess the Situation Observe the individual’s symptoms to determine the severity of the overdose. Look for ...

Former President Donald Trump has unveiled an ambitious plan to address the ongoing opioid epidemic, focusing on expanding ...

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Knoxville-Knox County Planning voted in-favor of rezoning an area off Clinton Highway, making way for a new drug and alcohol ...

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the countersuit says the insurer ‘cynically and unscientifically’ denied payment, which may ...

Shaped by his own addiction, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is embracing ideologically flexible approaches to the opioid epidemic.

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The researchers also looked at naltrexone, a drug approved to treat opioid and alcohol use disorder. They found it was associated with a 14% reduction in the risk of hospitalization for issues ...

Because much is at stake in addiction treatment, a large industry has arisen to meet the needs of often-desperate substance users and their families; it is extremely important to select care ...