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HHS Awards $247.9 Million for Opioid Treatment and Naloxone Training
A Chattanooga nonprofit is placing a free naloxone dispenser in Miller Park, one of the city’s most-visited public spaces. It’s a direct effort to put life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication in the hands of people who need it most. North Carolina boasts plenty of programs to battle opioid addiction no matter where you’re located in …
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Mindfulness Yoga Cuts Relapse Risk in Narcotic Addiction Study
A peer-reviewed clinical trial offers new evidence that mindfulness yoga can meaningfully reduce relapse risk in narcotic addiction. It works not through a prescription pad, but through breath, movement and awareness practiced three times a week over six months. The findings arrive as researchers continue searching for affordable and doable non-pharmacological tools to support people …
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New Opioid DFNZ Offers Hope for Chronic Pain Without Addiction Risk
For millions of Americans managing chronic pain, the choice has long felt impossible: live with debilitating pain or risk opioid addiction. A new compound identified by researchers offers a potential third option: DFNZ. But the road from the lab to the medicine cabinet is long, and people are suffering now. The Impossible Choice for Chronic …
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Narcan Expansion Drives Opioid Death Decline in Central Texas
For the first time in nearly a decade, opioid deaths are falling in Travis County, and public health officials say expanded access to naloxone (Narcan) is the primary reason. Drug-related deaths in the county dropped 22% from 2023 to 2024, and fatalities involving fentanyl fell by 36%. Travis County is home to a wide range …
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Arkansas Schools Get $1.4M for Opioid Prevention and Recovery
Arkansas is putting opioid settlement money directly into classrooms. The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) has awarded $1.4 million in opioid prevention funding to four school districts. This targeted move is intended to stop the opioid crisis in The Natural State before it starts among young people. ARORP deployed the funding to hire Prevention Recovery …
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Idaho Clinicians Get Opioid Use Disorder Training to Save Lives
The University of Idaho is working to close a critical gap in opioid addiction care that has already cost hundreds of lives in the state. A program is training Idaho clinicians on treating opioid use disorder. The goal is to equip frontline providers with the updated knowledge as fentanyl, xylazine, and other substances continue to …
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Opioid Addiction Kills More New Indiana Mothers Than Any Other Cause
Opioid addiction is now the leading cause of death among new mothers in Indiana, a devastating reality that state data confirms is cutting short the lives of women during one of their most vulnerable periods. Overdoses contributed to roughly one-third of deaths among women during pregnancy and up to one year after giving birth, according …
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Opioid Abuse From Prescription Drugs Hits All-Time Low in New Data
Opioid abuse tied to prescription drugs has dropped to historic lows, but the broader addiction crisis is far from over. In fact, fentanyl remains a daily threat to communities nationwide. A major new analysis from Millenium Health collected nearly 1.7 million urine samples from patients in substance use disorder treatment. The data reveal a dramatic …
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Maine Opens Recovery High School to Fight Youth Opioid Addiction
The first recovery high school in Maine for youths battling opioid addictions is opening this August. The project is something no rural community has attempted in decades, as officials hope to lower the rising number of accidental fatal overdoses afflicting young people even as overall addiction rates decrease. Maine boasts a wide breadth of substance …
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Michigan Offers Student Loan Relief to Expand Opioid Addiction Treatment
A landmark loan repayment initiative in Michigan is putting real money behind the push to close a devastating gap in opioid addiction treatment, and it could mean more help is finally coming to communities hardest hit by the opioid crisis. Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is offering student loan repayment to providers …
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