WREG-TV Memphis on MSN

Ex-addict launches nonprofit to fight drug abuse in Mid-South

Drug addiction continues to plague Memphis and the Mid-South. For years, the monster of drug addiction consumed Ben Owen. “I ...
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 ...
Reuters

Novo Nordisk to explore how GLP-1 drugs can help patients with addiction

COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab will explore how GLP-1 drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, its head of development Martin Holst Lange told an ...
CBS News

Minneapolis author aiming to help people battling drug addiction with new book

The number of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths in 2023 decreased for the first time in five years. Minnesota health officials say 54 people have died from suspected drug overdoses in just the ...