Kentucky's attorney general says the state will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation's ...

In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, near a storefront advertising "free" cellphones, J.R. sat in an empty back stairwell and showed a ...

treating them as if they were no different than illegal opioids. Many facilities offer the medications only in special circumstances, like pregnancy. Thousands more do not offer them at all.

Fentanyl has made headlines for driving overdose deaths, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of the rise of an even deadlier drug. Last year, nearly 70% of all U.S ...

Opioid misuse and specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to represent a significant U.S. public health threat, with more than 6 million Americans aged 12 and older meeting the criteria for ...

The testing will scan for opioids and illicit drugs as well as measles, Vibrio cholera, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The process, as laid out in the contract with the county, will involve all ...

Having naloxone around people who use opioids in whatever form can and does save lives. All people using such drugs should have naloxone available and ready to use.

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said most clients had instituted some sort of safeguards for opioids. “Ultimately, our clients control their formularies and all aspects of their drug benefits,” she said. But this often ...