opioid addiction

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.

The Mobile based health organization known as The Helios Alliance is partnering with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The goal of the partnership is to create a comprehensive approach to prevention, treatment, education, and recovery for those addicted to opioids.

On Saturday, April 1, the Addiction Prevention Coalition will hold its seventh annual "End Addiction BHAM Walk" at the City Walk Birmingham Amphitheater. This free event aims to help raise awareness of substance use happening across Alabama and across the country.

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.

With an expected medical marijuana proposal approaching next month, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has already objected to putting it into law.In…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The state of Alabama is getting $6.3 million in federal funding to help fight opioid addiction.The U.S. Department of Health and…

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…

A former federal prosecutor is raising concerns that Alabama’s proposed crackdown on the synthetic opioid fentanyl could end up putting low-level users…