What’s the best way to treat the most serious heroin addiction? Giving addicts therapeutic doses of heroin itself may be cheaper and more effective than methadone, according to a new Canadian study.

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource outlining structured, evidence-based steps for heroin addiction treatment in California. The article, available ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and I share the experience of recovering from heroin addiction. Like me, he started the ...

Pueblo is seen from Interstate 25 in southern Colorado. Heroin abuse in the U.S. has gone up significantly over the past decade. In Colorado, the Pueblo area is the epicenter of the problem. Just 6 ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one company offered little help. Amanda Vlakos was found dead of an overdose in September while ...