Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can be prescribed in formal medical settings to relieve severe pain and treat breakthrough pain when ...

The NBA showcases incredible talent and athleticism.  But it also reveals the destructive power of substance dependence. ...

Below is a list of drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, and how each one affects the brain and contributes to substance use disorders. Alcohol interferes ... Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services.

Several new laws take effect in Minnesota beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1. They address issues related to agriculture, child care, community food shelves, the state’s “move over law,” service ...

For patients with psychiatric conditions from addiction to mood disorders such as depression, disrupted sleep can often ...

After nearly a decade of annual upticks in overdose deaths, the city saw a drop in 2023, the latest data available. Something ...

Despite an increase in the use of medication for opioid use disorder in older adults from 2017 to 2022, disparities persist; ...

More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...

The number of New Yorkers prescribed a key medication for opioid use disorder increased 7% during the pandemic as health providers battled against skyrocketing drug overdose deaths, a state report ...