Historic national lawsuit settlements with pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis will bring millions ...

The money will pay for efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction, or fund services that help people in recovery.

A Republican-led bill to impose harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-like drug crimes narrowly passed the House on Thursday evening, with 98 Democrats supporting the measure.

Oregon has allocated $5.1 million from state opioid crisis settlement funds for harm reduction programs through the Oregon ...

Emporia State Associated Student Government and The Honors College held their second annual Naloxone training on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Preston Room. ASG’s Diversity, ...

There are widespread objections to embedding social workers with police—and to using opioid settlement funds to increase police budgets.

Fatal overdoses in Maryland — and Allegany County — decreased dramatically in 2024, Gov. Wes Moore said Tuesday. The 1,553 ...

Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...

The number of overdose deaths in Frederick County dropped from 48 in 2023 to 33 in 2024 — a decrease of about 31% — ...

The Williams County Health Department is using the state’s Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) to help local first ...

In 2024, Broome County saw a total of 48 suspected fatal overdoses and 219 suspected non-fatal opioid overdoses. But Truth Pharm's Naloxbox Program has given free access to fight those numbers. "We ...

The Kane County Health Department, in collaboration with Advocate Sherman Hospital and Rush Copley Medical Center, is ...