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As drug overdose deaths nationally increased to more than 100,000 per year for the first time, growth in the use of medications to treat opioid use disorder stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from RTI...

The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, announced recently that it will begin offering a 16-hour Certified Recovery Support Specialist program to students with lived experience of mental health or substance use recovery beginning in...

Vista Research Group has received a $250,000 grant from Conquer Addiction Research Institute (CARI), the newly created research arm of the not-for-profit Conquer Addiction, to conduct a longitudinal outcomes study of patients who attend...

More than two-thirds of patients who receive medication to treat opioid use disorder in emergency departments do not sustain their treatment, according to a new study published by the RAND Corporation.

Older age, male sex, and having Medicaid or Medicare Advantage coverage are among patient risk factors for experiencing an opioid overdose after an initial opioid prescription, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “In the...

State laws intended to address prescription opioid misuse by limiting prescribing practices were found to have no actual effect on prescribing patterns for adults who are commercially insured or those with chronic, non-cancer pain, according...

While a majority of Americans said their mood overall has stabilized since January, nearly 1 in 5 said they have increased their alcohol consumption or smoking, according to recent study data.

The Office of the Inspector General within the Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that an app-based contingency management program developed by DynamiCare Health will not incur a risk of sanctions under federal...