opioids

The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next month. Alabama, where about 7,000 people take methadone for opioid use disorder, plans to align with the new flexible rules.

The City of Montgomery is working to take a significant step in addressing the opioid crisis affecting the community. The city has released a Request for Proposals (RFP 2024-10) for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services.

One Alabama community is working to keep medications and expired prescriptions out of the wrong hands. A Family Fun Day with a drug takeback event is planned on Saturday, April 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Lee County Justice Center.

An Alabama hospital is offering a new treatment for chronic low back pain. The therapy is done by physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Pain Treatment Clinic.

Jefferson County official say they’re seeing an alarming number of opioid overdose deaths. The dozens of fatalities happened only one month into 2023.

Alabama’s Central Data Repository says over sixteen thousand Alabama residents were treated for substance abuse in 2021. Close to two thousand of those were in Baldwin County. Limited resources also make recovery even harder in south Alabama. Most of the leaders in local recovery have been there themselves.

An Alabama doctor will serve a 52-month sentence in federal prison for providing opioids to people without medical purpose. Her husband, who managed her…

An Alabama doctor has pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges linked to her prescribing opioid drugs from a clinic she operated in a community in…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A new program is being developed to address the opioid problem in parts of west Alabama.A statement from the University of Alabama…

Alabama's largest health insurer will stop covering OxyContin prescriptions as part of an effort to deter opioid abuse.AL.com reports Blue Cross and Blue…