The injectable buprenorphine will provide a much more stable basis for patients to begin their recovery from addiction to fentanyl and meth, for example, than pills taken multiple times a day, said ...

Heroin, or opiate, withdrawal is the gold standard of addiction withdrawal. Imagine the worst flu of your life and then imagine knowing that taking a hit of this stuff will make it all better. Think ...

A small Pennsylvania county will pay nearly $5 million to the family of a teenager who collapsed and died after four days of heroin withdrawal in jail. The family's lawyer said jail staff ignored her ...

LEBANON, Pa. -- In the days following her 18-year-old daughter's arrest on heroin charges, Stephanie Moyer took solace in thinking she would be safe in jail until she got into a treatment program.

A therapist who treats phone addictions says the withdrawal symptoms people suffer are similar to those experienced by drug addicts. Lee Fernandes, 48, is an Addiction Specialist at UKAT, an ...