Just before Christmas, the FDA approved a new tool in the government’s unrelenting and largely unsuccessful battle on opioid abuse. The tool screens for a genetic susceptibility to opioid use disorder ...

young teenager girl hand using mobile phone or smartphone on gray wall background Determining when smartphone use has become an addiction in patients is tricky. Researchers outline what to look for.

A test that uses a cheek swab to assess whether people have an elevated risk of becoming addicted to opioid medications received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week.

Dublin, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Opioid Addiction: Opportunity Assessment and Forecast" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. There will be an overall increase in ...

After nearly a decade in and out of treatment for an addiction to opioids, a patient of Daniel Lewis, MD, told him she was finally ready for permanent recovery. "The day she said, 'That's it, I need ...

BISMARCK-The North Dakota House approved a bill to require people participating in an employment plan under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to go through addiction screening. House ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - We talk often on the show about “just how prevalent” drugs are in our community and how our young people are being exposed to them more than ever before. That’s why The ...

The City of Gardner and the Gardner Community Action Team, in collaboration with Alyssa’s Place Peer Recovery and Support Center, Ripple Effect Peer Recovery Center and Restoration Recovery Center, ...

A new Bartholomew County Jail addiction treatment coordinator is spending her first months on the job creating a first-ever drug treatment program for jail inmates. Although Bartholomew County Sheriff ...