addiction

Experts are concerned that flashy Silicon Valley technology won’t reach those most in need of treatment for substance use disorders.

The organization's Andrae Bailey says he is pushing for legislation to expand access to Narcan in Florida, along with funding for “medication assisted treatment” for people dealing with opioid addiction.

The agency hopes people struggling with addiction will go to its website and sign up for free recovery resources or to receive Narcan.

A West Virginia pharmacist wanted to help those hit by the opioid crisis. But a few years after he began providing medications to treat addiction, drug enforcement raided his pharmacy.

Data from the CDC show that overdose deaths last year increased nearly 30% across the country. In Florida, the rate increased more than 37%.

ER doctors wanted to hospitalize the young man to help ease his withdrawal from opioid dependence. But he declined because he couldn't afford it. His mom says no one told him he had financial options.

Officials say the pandemic and dealers who mix fentanyl with other drugs have contributed to the increase in overdose deaths in Florida.

COVID survivors are at risk from a possible second pandemic, this time of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say.

The nation faces a grim milestone of having a record number of overdose deaths in 2020. One expert says social isolation increased the risk of dying from an overdose.

As COVID-19 forced many addiction treatment clinics to scale back, Colorado brought its clinics on wheels to remote, underserved towns and used telehealth to connect patients with addiction doctors.