Since February 2023, Baltimore County has received more than $29 million in various legal settlements from opioid ...

The Rowan County Health Department has announced the recipients of the Early Intervention grant funding, aimed at early identification and prevention strategies for youth at risk of substance use or ...

The money comes from millions counties won from settlements with major drug manufacturers and distributors surrounding the ...

Over the past five years, the attorney general’s office, with Aaron Frey at the helm, has secured for Maine more than $260 million in settlements with major pharmaceutical companies accused of ...

Use of medications for newly-diagnosed opioid use disorder (OUD) increased from 2016 to 2019 but remained low, a new cohort study showed. Additionally, methadone and buprenorphine were potentially ...

MARION — In continued response to the growing challenges posed by the opioid crisis in Illinois, Williamson County is allocating a portion of its statewide opioid settlement funds to enhance local ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Smith County Commissioners Court decided Tuesday how to divide funds related to lawsuits filed over the opioid crisis. The $300,000 available came from settlements in ...

More than 7,500 Michiganders who are discharged from publicly funded substance use disorder treatment programs annually don’t have stable housing waiting for them. Without a safe place to live, they ...

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the ...

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States' fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting ...

Holidays are meant to be joyful but also can be stressful for anyone struggling with depression or addiction. Nashville public health officials are making it easier for residents to access an opioid ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lost $5.2 billion to the opioid crisis in 2023, a significant increase from $3.5 billion in 2020, according to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University's Center of ...