Many experts often recommend its use for therapeutic purposes, although it is important to highlight the exponential growth of others such as opioids. However, these generate a dependence that ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl ...

AND WE'RE GETTING MEANINGFUL RESULTS FROM IT. > AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE REPORTED 49 SUSPECTED OPIOID OVERDOSE INCIDENTS ACROSS MANCHESTER IN NASHUA IN MARCH. AMR REGIONAL DIRECTOR..CHRIS STAWASZ ...

A former Chief Psychiatrist, Prof. J.B. Asare, has raised concern about the alarming abuse of opioids among the youth, saying that failure to crack down on the influx of the substance can lead to ...

Free vending machines containing the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone and strips to test drugs for fentanyl and the dangerous tranquilizer xylazine are now available at SSM Health St. Mary’s ...

Christopher Julian's opioid journey is familiar to many Americans. He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries. He said the doctor never warned him they could be ...

Opioid manufacturers and distributors are paying more than $54 billion in restitution to settle lawsuits about their role in the overdose epidemic, with little oversight on how the money is spent.

SEVEN NEWS. ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL WILL DECIDE TONIGHT ON HOW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT TO HELP COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS. THE MONEY COMING FROM A SETTLEMENT WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The 12-month opioid reduction program was introduced in Nebraska hospitals back in September of 2024 as a way to prevent patients who needed painkillers after surgery from ...

Mylan, which is now a part of Viatris, has manufactured and sold a variety of opioids since 2005, including generic fentanyl patches, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and buprenorphine products.

MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County is introducing harm reduction vending machines to tackle the opioid crisis. These machines, located outside two Madison hospitals, offer life-saving naloxone and other ...