
D.C. Taps Opioid Settlement Money for Medicaid, Igniting Budget Fight
Washington, D.C.'s fiscal 2027 budget shifts millions in opioid settlement funds to Medicaid and existing treatment programs, prompting supplantation accusations.
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Washington, D.C.'s fiscal 2027 budget shifts millions in opioid settlement funds to Medicaid and existing treatment programs, prompting supplantation accusations.

An economic analysis finds Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement saves $12 for every dollar spent on opioid misuse — more than $324,000 per patient over a lifetime.

First buprenorphine prescriptions for opioid use disorder abandoned before dispensing rose from 19% in 2020 to 37% in 2024, CDC researchers report.

Sublocade maker Indivior will merge with Supernus Pharmaceuticals in an all-stock deal creating a $2.2 billion CNS biopharmaceutical company.

Maryland's 2024-2025 youth survey shows high school vaping down nearly 45% since 2018, while 31.7% of high schoolers report persistent sadness or hopelessness.

Vancouver, Wash., approved a five-year, $4.94 million contract for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to operate the city's mobile opioid treatment program.

New York's attorney general and governor sue prediction market Kalshi as an illegal gambling operation, seeking up to $36 billion in penalties, forfeited gains, and restitution.

North Dakota banned kratom under a public health emergency order, with a Sept. 2 special legislative session set to make the prohibition permanent.

HHS Secretary Kennedy toured a Southside Virginia addiction rehab facility while promoting the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program amid Medicaid cuts.