A Christian group announced a potentially landmark legal settlement that the ACLU says could establish new federal ...

Last year state lawmakers gave $45M from an opioid settlement fund to four hospital systems. A new bill would restore the ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has invested $100 million in a pilot program in eight U.S. cities focused on court-ordered treatment, psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and ...

There are many different ways to quantify the opioid crisis. The obvious is the dramatic rise in deaths from overdoses. Let’s not overlook the number of overdoses themselves – often as recorded by ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

MINOT — To understand why harm reduction works, as a public policy, we must first consider what doesn’t work. Prohibition doesn’t work. We tried it with alcohol, and it was one of the most spectacular ...

Opioids, including the best known—morphine, heroin and fentanyl—have been gaining popularity over the last few decades. Although officially banned, these painkillers still find their way into prisons ...

Local nonprofit CAYA misrepresented the race of their leadership when applying for the funds, sparking backlash.

September is Recovery Month, a time to celebrate people who’ve overcome their addictions and honor those we’ve lost to overdose. Overdose is a leading cause of death for people forced to live outside, ...

You wouldn’t let your son or daughter trap themselves in the basement because they’re afraid of the deadly sun, would you? No. You’d probably just tell them to put on some sunscreen and wear a hat.