Opioids are still widely prescribed, but have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious harms. De-prescribing ...

The head of an opioid resource program is accused of giving women recovering from addiction gift cards and money in exchange ...

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of ...

Nitazene was first developed in the 1950s as an analgesic, but was never approved for medical use. Instead, it was “limited ...

A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful ...

"Purdue was at the very center of the opioid crisis, fueling addictions and overdoses," said New York Attorney General Letitia James in a statement.

The University of Southern Maine-based center is providing technical support as millions of dollars flow into local ...

Lawrence Arata, the executive director for the Opioid Crisis Response Network in Upper Darby, was charged with 34 criminal ...

A drug recovery program director is accused of using opioid settlement funds to sexually prey on women in addiction, Delaware ...

The Supreme Court blocked the prior settlement, taking issue with the fact the Sacklers would have gotten immunity from ...

More than 600,000 pills containing a powerful synthetic opioid used to tranquilize large animals like elephants were seized ...

North Carolina's second Mobile Opioid Treatment Program is now operating in Greensboro. The North Carolina Department of ...