Dr. Jess Wilder, Nanaimo-based co-founder of the Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, says she was put on leave over her public ...

A Vancouver Island doctor involved in setting up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites outside hospitals has resigned from ...

A leaked audit that revealed that the diversion of opioids prescribed through the province’s safer supply program is raising ...

Two new Canadian studies are the largest to date looking at death rates and psychosis associated with cannabis use disorder.

People who need emergency care or hospitalization for cannabis use disorder are at an elevated risk of premature death within ...

Readers worry that fraud may tarnish the field and slow the race for a cure. Also: Charles Blow’s farewell; treatment for ...

Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...

The New York State health department is underscoring the importance of addiction medication in ending the opioid crisis.

Dexamphetamine—a restricted stimulant drug used to treat narcolepsy and Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder ...

Arizona's Medicaid program is called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS (pronounced "access"). It is ...

As the founder of Selah, a Brooklyn-based Jewish community for people in recovery, Arielle Krule aims to train 2,000 people ...

More than half of rural residents with substance use disorder have experienced homelessness in the past six months, according ...