SAN FRANCISCO — Amid what feels like an ever-worsening drug crisis here, locals and politicians alike are fed up. Overdose death rates remain near all-time highs. The Tenderloin, a historic downtown ...

Harm Reduction Sisters provides life-saving equipment for people struggling with substance use disorder. But its future is ...

Communities and people in Indiana are adversely affected by substance use disorders. In Indiana, 1 in 12 people meet criteria for a SUD the term used in the medical field for drug and alcohol abuse ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. A Christian group in Washington state on Tuesday announced a potentially landmark legal settlement that could establish new legal protections ...

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 ...

Unified addiction view: Data show most substance use disorders involve multiple drugs, prompting calls to move beyond single-substance diagnoses. Overdose response strain: Narcan shortages in Arizona ...

Housing First has proven effective at one critical task: keeping people housed. Studies consistently show one- to two-year ...

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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, ...

Minister Matt Doocey says initiative strengthens early intervention efforts, reduces infection risks, and improves pathways ...

We Need To Do the Opposite of What We’ve Been Doing to Solve Our Addiction Crisis Why have we been doing such a terrible job of helping people who struggle with drugs? Most addiction treatment in this ...

President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.