The U.S. government is barring federal dollars meant for opioid addiction treatment to be used on medical marijuana. The move is aimed at states that allow marijuana for medical uses, particularly ...

Acknowledging and addressing marijuana addiction has emerged as an integral facet of fostering a healthier and more satisfying life. The shifting tides of societal perspectives on marijuana, coupled ...

In 2020 Oregon voters approved Measure 110, the nation’s first law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs, including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamines. Under Measure 110, people ...

When Christina Perry runs out to her car to get something, she no longer sees her 10-year-old daughter Karen watching from the window, making sure she comes back. It's a new level of trust in their ...

The Trump administration has reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that were valued at nearly $2 billion. Thousands of federal grants supporting the programs were ...

Two decades into an opioid crisis that has claimed more than 1 million American lives, policymakers are still searching for ways to reduce overdose deaths. They would do well to focus on jails and ...

A new study reports that cannabis use disorders (CUD) in the United States are rising dramatically. According to this study, the percentage of Americans who reported using marijuana in the past year ...

A new federal report showing a dramatic drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. is welcome news for many Massachusetts addiction treatment providers, but they're concerned some of the same ...