opioid

Ibogaine, a naturally occurring psychoactive drug that is illegal in the U.S., is being used abroad to treat addiction, PTSD, depression, and traumatic brain injuries.

The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board is preparing to give out a new round of grants to statewide applicants. Soon, local governments will be able to take a bid at $29 million designated to address the opioid crisis.

A new app is being used in combination with medication to help reduce opioid use, according to a study from UT Health San Antonio.

The Kansas Department of Corrections is using opioid settlement funds to pay for a program aimed at reducing opioid overdose deaths. Opioids like fentanyl are a major driver of rapidly rising overdose deaths in Kansas.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has extended the deadline for local entities to send letters of intent for grants meant to counteract impacts from the opioid epidemic.

Thirty-four-year-old Tanner first tried opioids as a teenager. Since then, he says doctors have helped him by prescribing medications that reduce cravings.

The state’s federally funded “More Narcan Please” program ran out of money in January, in part due to high demand. Advocates say Texas should invest more in the harm reduction effort.

Several members of a task force formed by Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer to address the opioid crisis claim his refusal to consider Medicaid expansion...

Oklahoma’s foster care system has been beleaguered by high rates of abuse and neglect for years.And, as The Tulsa World reports, much of that child abuse…

From Texas Standard . President Donald Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. The Texas Department of State Health Services...