A new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found that a treatment approach designed to help people addicted to fentanyl, using low doses of buprenorphine, is not working as expected. The ...

A new study conducted by University of California San Francisco researchers found buprenorphine works for treating opioid use ...

Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...

The program's expansion is being funded by money Orange County received through national legal settlements with opioid ...

You don’t have to have a run in with the law to get help. The province has introduced on-demand access to opioid agonist ...

Cannabis dabbing, an increasingly popular way to consume highly concentrated THC, has been linked to pulmonary and neurologic ...

Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and cravings.

Withdrawal symptoms occur when drug use is abruptly ... Cocaine use is back and more dangerous than ever. Fentanyl contamination in cocaine use among professionals is reshaping mental health ...

Sean Hanchett died in custody in December 2022, and did not receive adequate medical attention, the suit alleged.

Specific pharmaceutical agents, notably buprenorphine, are available to counter the symptoms of withdrawal from opioids, such as heroin, oxycodone, and fentanyl. Many experts believe that ...

Whatcom County Health and Community Services has partnered with the Swinomish tribe’s didgʷálič Wellness Center to bring a ...