Federal actions and proposals have reignited debate over methadone and buprenorphine, worrying addiction experts and patient groups.

Low vitamin D was linked to more pain and opioid use after mastectomy.

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.

Last year, the FDA had warned that natural opioids in kratom were being turned into harmful products. Now President Trump says approval should be considered.

VA Research published findings on reducing chronic pain, a link between toxic exposure and suicide, and how long-term opioid therapy may lead to dental disease.

Scientists trained mice to experience placebo pain relief, then traced the effect to a brain circuit that releases the body’s own opioid-like painkillers. The findings could point toward drug-free ways to prepare the brain for pain after surgery or injury.

The White House nods to medication-assisted treatment and fentanyl test strips, despite recently placing new limits.

At the hearing, the judge heard from mothers who lost sons to overdose, a teenager born into withdrawal, and people who spent years dealing with addiction treatment.

The Trump administration underlines a “clear shift away from harm reduction and practices” that it says facilitates illegal drug use.

The Trump administration, in a stark departure from the "Just Say No" era, is funding psychedelics research and rescheduling marijuana.

Where worlds of normalcy and addiction collide, locals cling to a sense of community and shared resources now at risk in the wake of federal budget moves

Andrew Kolodny writes that kratom has been shown to be a harmful drug in need of regulation.

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Researchers report that a novel hybrid lipid-polymer nanoparticle vaccine can aid opioid addiction.

The post Experimental vaccine seeks to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic appeared first on Digital Journal.

VA Research published new findings on skin cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure, Parkinson's disease and a potential new treatment for substance use disorder.

This week on STATus Report, host Alex Hogan explains why a change in fentanyl use has helped drive fewer overdose deaths.

Experts view a shift from injecting fentanyl to smoking it as a promising development that could cut overdose deaths and reduce needle-related harms.