Opioid addiction is a pervasive problem in the United States, with a large portion of addicts lacking coverage. Here are eight statistics on uninsured adults with opioid addiction based on Kaiser ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious and complex condition affecting millions of people across the country and contributing to a national public health emergency. Yet stigma and misinformation about ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated 8.9 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2023. Opioids ...

According to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, there were an estimated 70,029 overdose deaths involving opioids in 2020. On May 13, 2020, her son Beckett Cypheridge became one of the ...

I was seriously confused by the Dec. 14 “GOP Viewpoint.” I share what seems to be the author’s concern that we need to effectively prevent opioid abuse and addiction. Yet the alleged “myths” the ...