"Imagine like a speck of baby powder; that's how much could be a lethal dosage of carfentanil," said Brian McNeal, public ...

While a wave of books and Netflix docudramas has promoted an oversimplified and often misleading storyline, new data from the ...

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

Ridgefield is ramping up prevention efforts amid a nearby spike in overdose deaths, focusing on tracking tech and free opioid ...

Aiming to curb opioid misuse, Fred Meyer pharmacies will now provide free locking bags to any pharmacy customer with an opioid prescription. The move is part of a statewide initiative of the ...

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

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North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue ...

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

At least 50 people have died of an overdose associated with nitazenes. A lack of testing means the true number is likely ...

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

A new study examining racial disparities in unmet pain treatment finds that patients suffering from acute pain whose opioid treatment preferences were not met during an emergency department visit are ...