The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a self-reported questionnaire ... alcohol (1 or 3), illegal drugs (2 or 3), or prescription drugs (4) a personal history of substance abuse: alcohol (3), illegal ...

Congress must commit to a smarter approach to combat opioid addiction, empowering local communities and insisting on ...

Early in August, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a sixth medication for reversing opioid overdoses. The product, call Zurnai, is an automatic injection of the drug nalmefene ...

A new analysis from White Law reveals that America’s opioid crisis is reaching unprecedented and alarming levels, with 79,355 people dying from opioid overdoses in 2023 – an average of 217 deaths per ...

As part of the broader fight against opioid abuse, it could be another useful tool to reduce the number of deaths and prevent more individuals from becoming addicted in the first place.

Women with opioid use disorder and who are also involved with the criminal legal system face unique challenges and stigmas that may keep them from seeking substance use treatment and harm ...

Narcan is just one brand of a drug called Naloxone, a drug used to help revive patients who are in mid-opioid overdose, essentially bringing them back from the brink of death. This tool is so ...

Last week, U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio 12th, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill. 2nd, reintroduced the Remote Opioid Monitoring Act, which would direct the federal government to study the effectiveness ...

But once the patient regains consciousness, the person immediately starts the debilitating symptoms of opioid withdrawal ... Island soon could have a new tool to treat those painful ...

SAN ANTONIO — Texas is now home to a new online interactive tool aimed at combating the opioid epidemic by connecting people to a life-saving medication. The Texas Department of State Health ...