From jail detox to treatment centers: How Cuyahoga County is spending opioid settlement dollars

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Bryan Kubit entered the Cuyahoga County jail last summer, he expected it to lead to a familiar cycle ...
STAT

Addressing the dual epidemics of hepatitis C and opioid use

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...
Healio

Yoga accelerates opioid withdrawal recovery

Patients with opioid use disorder who received yoga as an adjuvant therapy experienced improved autonomic regulation and ...
Native News Online

'We Will Not Go Backward' | Cherokee Nation Invests $23M in Opioid Treatment

The Cherokee Nation is investing $23 million into addiction treatment centers, the tribe announced last week. The investment ...
Healthline

Can Severe Opiate Withdrawal Cause Death?

Opiate withdrawal is typically associated with flu-like symptoms that can be severe but improve over time. In rare cases, death is possible when withdrawal leads to extreme dehydration, a dangerous ...
STAT

The recovery community says it offers refuge from opioid addiction. But it’s still hostile to lifesaving addiction medications

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Trailblazing SJ program helps teens struggling with opioid addiction, overdoses

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- As we head into summer, health care professionals are worried about an increase in fentanyl overdoses among young people. The Bay Area is home to the only program on the West ...