A test that uses a cheek swab to assess whether people have an elevated risk of becoming addicted to opioid medications received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - We talk often on the show about “just how prevalent” drugs are in our community and how our young people are being exposed to them more than ever before. That’s why The ...

After nearly a decade in and out of treatment for an addiction to opioids, a patient of Daniel Lewis, MD, told him she was finally ready for permanent recovery. "The day she said, 'That's it, I need ...

The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a pair of controversial public safety proposals on the March 5 ballot, including one that would require single adults on welfare to be screened and ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

At the Newton Free Library on Wednesday evening, filmmaker Lisa Olivieri screened her award-winning documentary, Recovery City, alongside a panel of local healthcare experts who discussed the ...