opioid addiction

High school can be a tough place for any kid, especially students struggling with drug or alcohol addiction. A few schools in Florida are dedicated to helping kids stay sober while they earn their diplomas.

Previously, Citrus residents had to travel to other counties in the region to access drugs like methadone, which can reduce opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms in patients.

Overdose deaths from fentanyl and other opioids have surged but medications that could save thousands of lives "are sitting on the shelf unused," according to new research.

The funds will help to implement strategies and expand programs for treatment, education and support in Florida as well as establish the DCF Office of Opioid Recovery.

Three years after a government site launched to connect Americans to treatment, finding addiction care is still a struggle.

Some physicians say administering anti-addiction medication as a monthly injection holds tremendous potential. So, why aren’t more patients getting it?

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.

The money would be spread over a period of 18 years, starting next April.

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.