The United States has been grappling with an unprecedented overdose crisis for years, fueled primarily by the widespread availability of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. However, recent statistics suggest a potential turning point in this devastating epidemic.

More than 320,000 children across the United States lost a parent due to a drug overdose between 2011 and 2021. That's according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry Wednesday. "It's a call to arms to pay close attention to the consequences of a parent who dies due to a...

Fifteen cities to host events in partnership with iHeartMedia, Meta, SAMHSA, Inseparable, and dozens of community partners coinciding with nationwide Mobilize Recovery Day of Service events throughout September and October 2024. Mobilize Recovery announces its sixth annual...

A city in Ohio has crafted a new tool to aid the battle against the growing opioid crisis.

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the last two decades, the number of U.S. overdose deaths has risen almost every year and continued to break...

Learn More About Various Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Overdose deaths remain one of the leading causes of injury-related deaths in the United States, and the majority of overdose deaths involve opioids. According to provisional data by the Centers for Disease Control and...

Know the Difference Between These Often Misused Terms and Why It Matters Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are a type of drug generally used to alleviate pain. While they can be effective in managing pain, unfortunately, opioids and their synthetic variants can be highly...

The dog that saved Mike Favor’s life was a German shepherd puppy named Honey: 8 weeks old, heart condition, four months to live. This was in 2016, and Mr. Favor was trying to get sober, after 13 years of active cocaine addiction. When he heard about the puppy, at a rescue...

During the 2016 presidential election, the opioid crisis caught the spotlight as one of the central issues for voters in the Midwest and Northeast. But the recent Republican Primary in New Hampshire left voters feeling dissatisfied with how the candidates plan to address the...