H.H.S. to Expand Faith-Based Addiction Programs for Homeless

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said addiction is a “spiritual disease” that calls out for the involvement of ...
STAT

To fix ‘spiritual malaise’ behind addiction, Kennedy announces efforts on homelessness and recovery

Trump administration details a new addiction initiative led by HHS secretary Kennedy emphasizing faith-based groups, tough ...
Fierce Healthcare

HHS plans to invest $100M to support addiction recovery and address homelessness

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will invest $100 million to improve homelessness, opioid addiction and ...

Can Baltimore beat heroin with $580M?

Tee tried heroin at 16 when a boyfriend crushed it into powder and passed it off as prescription pills. When Tee sniffed it, she could barely open her eyes for hours, which terrified her. Weeks later, ...
EMS1

Minn. FD expands Suboxone access for first responders treating opioid overdoses

First responders in Minnesota’s capital city will have increased access to a tool to fight opioid addiction. St. Paul interim ...

St. Paul expands access to opioid medication for first responders

Emergency responders in St. Paul tested Suboxone when treating some opioid overdoses in 2024. Officials said that Suboxone’s ...
PolitiFact

What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone

A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for the start of the overdose deaths decline, describing its work to distribute more of the opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, ...
Alaska Public Media

For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
Tidewater News

The Long Goodbye: How I Thanked Suboxone for Saving My Life, Then Left It Behind to Live It

For ten years, my life began with the same ritual. Before coffee, before checking my phone, and before saying good morning to my family, I would tear open a small, foil packet. I would place a thin, ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Tzschentke, T.M. (2002) Behavioral Pharmacology of Buprenorphine, with a Focus on Preclinical Models of Reward and Addiction. Psychopharmacology, 161, 1-16.

ABSTRACT: A stability-indicating reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quantitative determination of degradation ...
Psychology Today

Rethinking Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

Opioids relieve pain but are dangerous and highly addictive. In a recent 12-month period, there were 109,600 USA drug-overdose deaths, with 70% linked to opioids. In 2023, 5.7 million people in the ...
The New York Times

The Drug That Took Away More Than Her Appetite

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer. Jessica Massarone couldn’t concentrate in primary school: She was too preoccupied with her parents’ struggles with drug addiction. Sometimes, she’d find ...