Evidence-based articles, treatment guides, and the latest news in addiction recovery and mental health.
South Carolina reports 1,481 drug overdose deaths in 2024, a 31.3% decrease from 2023, with fentanyl remaining the primary contributor to fatalities.
Attorney General Phil Weiser awards $12 million to 27 organizations through the Resilient Colorado Grant, investing opioid settlement funds in community-led prevention and recovery programs.
Delaware becomes one of the first states to implement uniform emergency department protocols for treating opioid use disorder, aiming to transform overdose visits into recovery opportunities.
JAMA study finds most 8th-graders and one-third of high schoolers underestimate fentanyl's lethal risk, highlighting dangerous knowledge gaps as drug overdoses rank third in youth deaths.
SAMHSA approves Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare and Highland Health Systems as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, bringing coordinated mental health and substance use treatment to rural Alabama counties.
Grand County, Utah demonstrates how rural communities can use opioid settlement funds to create integrated recovery systems combining clinical treatment, peer support, and community-based programs.
SAMHSA announces over $281 million in funding opportunities across 15 grant programs to expand medication-assisted treatment, overdose prevention, and mental health services nationwide.
DyAnsys Drug Relief receives FDA clearance as a non-narcotic auricular neurostimulation device designed to alleviate opioid withdrawal symptoms during detoxification.
Georgia Senate Bill 6 legalizes possession of fentanyl testing strips starting July 1, 2026, removing a key barrier to overdose prevention in a state hit hard by the opioid crisis.