Purdue Pharma recently reached a $7.4 billion settlement with all 50 states and the District of Columbia over its alleged ...

Fred Meyer has distributed 713 locking bags since joining the initiative in May, according to the state Health Care Authority ...

Derry and Londonderry are eligible to collect state funds to fight substance use disorders as part of a national opioid ...

Co-authors reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the CDC, the Health Resources and Services ...

Charlie Health reports that nearly 10% of Americans have a drug use disorder, with many not receiving necessary treatment ...

One North Carolina city offers a window into how Medicaid cuts may affect national efforts to address opioid addiction and ...

Opioid overdoses nationwide have declined significantly since fall of 2023, but not in Alaska. One thing Alaska experts suggest is increasing access to a medication that is highly effective, safe and ...

Opioids. The Real Opioid Crisis Isn't Prescriptions—It's Prohibition West Virginia's overdose data prove it: Officials misunderstood the problem, and patients paid the price.

Nitazenes are up to 50 times as powerful as fentanyl and are often used to adulterate other opioids, which increases their ...

Drug counselors and New Jersey's attorney general are blasting a plan to divert $45M in opioid settlement funds to hospitals in the new budget.

Fred Meyer pharmacies in Washington now offer free locking bags for opioid prescriptions to combat misuse and overdoses.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent warning about tianeptine—a substance marketed as a dietary ...