Every Cure’s drug repurposing strategy isn't what you think, and it could change rare disease treatment

When David Fajgenbaum and his colleagues launched the drug repurposing non-profit Every Cure, they chose a path that ...

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles Publishes Critical New Resource on Website Examining Withdrawal Treatment for Xylazine-Linked “Zombie Drug” Ex…

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has released a comprehensive new educational resource addressing withdrawal ...
Orange County Register

Prop. 36 over-promised on drug treatment. Could a little-known funding stream help foot the bill?

Last year’s Proposition 36, which increased penalties on certain drug and property offenses, did so by convincing millions of voters that their initiative would help those struggling with addiction.
Politifact

What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone

Beginning in 2023, there was less fentanyl in the U.S. drug supply. The opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone’s availability is increasing and so is access to addiction treatment. Experts say the ...
The New York Times

It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It.

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...
The Baltimore Sun

Fear, stigma of drug use blocks some Maryland treatment plans

This month’s mass overdose in West Baltimore underscored the need to expand drug treatment and harm reduction services, addiction specialists say. But efforts to build out services addressing the ...