The United Medication Assisted Treatment Targeted Engagement Response, or U-MATTER, is part of a collaboration between the county, TPD, Codac Health Recovery and Wellness and other local agencies ...

He called the department’s response “not all that good.” ...

After more than two years of saving up its opioid settlement funds, Haywood County finally has a plan to spend them. The county's public health director, Sarah Banks, presented county leaders with a ...

The Lehigh County Board of Commissioners approved a contract for health care services for the Department of Corrections' inmate and patient population.

Luzerne County obtained authorization to proceed with a past opioid litigation settlement award for a new Wilkes-Barre detoxification and residential treatment facility, county Manager Romilda Crocamo ...

Prescription opioid abuse and its downstream effects have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved a step closer to providing help to ...

Newly founded CoWest Noticias Collaborative, made up of the valley’s local news outlets, hosted a community conversation with ...

“Jailing is changing,” MCSO Inmate Transitions Coordinator Julie Mamo added. “It’s really about how we can help you be successful, versus I’m locking you up forever because you’re a bad person. It’s ...

States are receiving millions in opioid settlement funds that are intended to be used for treatment and prevention efforts, ...

The spending plan would also direct some dollars to Medicaid, but less than what the state health department asked for.

Missouri's Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force heard pitches Thursday for creative solutions to begin solving ...

As a candidate, S.F. Mayor Daniel Lurie said he would build 1,500 shelter beds for the homeless in six months. Now he has a ...