Opioid abuse and rural homelessness create a spiral for some rural residents, a new study has found. For the study, ...

Pennsylvania counties are tapping into opioid settlement money to support child welfare programs as they face staff shortages ...

Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione laments that Stark County opioid deaths have "continued to spiral upward." ...

Sonoma County commits settlement funds from opioid manufacturers to address its drug crisis, with a focus on treatment and ...

Drug overdoses were responsible for 35% of homeless deaths in 2023. State Rep. Tyler Clancy has a proposal to curb fentanyl ...

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...

Community collaboration, harm reduction models and policy changes can ease the burden on EMS workers and improve patient ...

Hearst Television's National Investigative Unit is learning more about a substance, not considered an opioid, being mixed ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities nationwide, claiming thousands of lives each year. With overdose rates reaching record highs, the crisis remains ...

Despite a CT law ensuring the money would be used to counteract the epidemic, Lamont wants to tap into it to pay for social ...

Maryland lawmakers are considering legislation that would charge fentanyl and heroin dealers with murder when the user suffers a fatal overdose.

Forsyth Couty is set to receive more than $37 million in Opioid Settlement funding over 18 years, and it's offering it to those fighting the opioid epidemic locally. How one organization says it's tur ...