The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced a $550,000 two-year grant to Project Venture, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization with nearly 40 years of experience developing ...

With the authorization of the $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program, states now have a major opportunity to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to OUD treatment and ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

After many years of increasing opioid and drug overdose deaths, it appears the United States has turned a corner, with the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicating fatal ...

Imagine the scene. You walk into a room to find your loved one unconscious on the floor, barely breathing. You know your loved one has been using prescription painkillers or heroin and believe s/he ...

Over the past decade, overdose protections and programs like Project Weber-Renew have expanded, but with Trump back in office, this trend may be short lived. Employees with Project Weber-Renew in ...

Accidental drug overdose deaths among Nevadans increased by 55% from 2019 to 2020, an unfortunate symptom of the ongoing opioid crisis in Nevada. Researching and implementing effective, evidence-based ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups, according to a national survey conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Mass. had more than 700 fewer opioid-related deaths since last year. Worcester dropped from 105 deaths in 2023 to 43 in 2024. Nationally, the CDC reporting a 32% decline in opioid-related overdose ...