Addiction

Utah has a combined $56 million in settlement funds that counties are deciding how to spend. Critics question if police gear and wages are the best use of the money — saying treatment and recovery have historically been underfunded.

Some of the housing will be targeted at homeless individuals with severe mental illness.

The leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States — including suicides and fatalities linked to substance use disorders — stem from mental health conditions. Now a federal task force has recommended strategies to help women who are at risk during or after pregnancy.

Utah might have one of the lowest underage drinking rates in the country, but statewide survey data shows nearly half of Utah teens who drink do it with their parents’ approval.

Jenna Murray is Eastern Shoshone and a medical student at the University of Utah. Her journey has been complicated by addiction. But now, a short film about her healing process on her ancestral homeland is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.

The money is aimed at improving access to mental health and substance abuse care in more remote parts of the state.

Substance use kills more new mothers in Utah than any other cause. A federal grant will create a new research center aimed at turning that trend around.

A new study co-authored by a Utah State University researcher looks at how families manage the stigma associated with opioid addiction.

A first-of-its-kind program at the University of Utah is bringing together teachers and professors to create high school curriculum about opioids. Inside…

Utah’s opioid crisis is prompting Salt Lake County officials to pursue legal action against pharmaceutical companies.District Attorney Sim Gill joined by…

In many religious communities, viewing pornography is seen as a serious sin. It’s said to lead to addiction and can even end relationships. But according…

Members of a senate committee heard overwhelming support for a resolution that would declare a public health crisis due to the affects of pornography on…