Public Health

A growing sect of pain physicians and addiction specialists are using marijuana to help opioid addicts curb their habit, reports The New York Times.

Milwaukee County's North Shore Health Department released a guidebook to help county residents prevent and reduce opioid abuse in their homes and communities.

The American College of Physicians issued a broad set of public policy recommendations for the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders for both illicit and prescription drugs in a new paper published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

Gov. Rick Snyder, R, joined by a group of Michigan legislators, unveiled a bipartisan package of legislation March 23 designed to curb opioid abuse in the state.

The city of Augusta, Maine, introduced legislation that would allow police and other first responders to send opioid overdose victims a bill for the cost of administering the anti-overdose drug naloxone, reports Maine Public.

Five people remain hospitalized at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after a dispute at an Ohio nightclub escalated into a shooting early Sunday morning, according to Fox News.

Patients who use anti-anxiety medications in tandem with opioids are much more likely to overdose compared to patients solely using opioids, according to a recent study published in The BMJ.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the launch of a pilot program to help families damaged by parental opioid abuse on Wednesday.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana's Bold Goal project improved health in its seven target communities.

Prescription drugs were stolen from a SEARHC clinic in Haines, Alaska last week, according to a report from KTOO Public Media.