Larry Tabak, the longtime No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, is retiring, according to two sources familiar with his decision. Tabak, a
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has treated the U.S. drug epidemic as a priority, both in his independent bid for president and now as President Trump’s
Former congressman Patrick Kennedy offered an unexpected defense of his controversial cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, arguing that “on addiction policy, I believe
The Biden administration is ending its term with a flurry of actions meant to expand access to addiction treatment — and preserve its legacy of
NEW YORK — Shawn has spent the better part of the last hour injecting fentanyl. But he is not in any danger: After a brief
The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday issued an announcement 16 years in the making: it will create a special registration process for prescribers wishing to
The Biden administration on Wednesday eliminated a major barrier for health providers seeking to offer contingency management, a form of addiction treatment increasingly used to
The new year and new presidential administration could mark a significant shift in the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. While drug deaths trended steadily
James Mannion knew what he needed. For nine months, while incarcerated in a county jail in Portland, Maine, he pleaded for a medication called buprenorphine.
Drug deaths are falling for the first time in recent memory, representing a rare glimmer of hope after years of record overdose mortality. On Wednesday,