A West Virginia city and county on Tuesday urged the state's top court to revive their $2.5 billion lawsuit accusing the ...

As Georgia navigates a widespread opioid addiction crisis, researchers in Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar School of ...

The West Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, from attorneys for the city and county, as well ...

Pierce County partners with J-PAL to evaluate opioid programs focusing on extended detox stays and mobile distribution units.

Rural counties in Southwest Pennsylvania are quickly matching pace with the region’s urban center in overdose medication ...

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement ...

A movie filmed in eastern Kentucky last summer is making the rounds in movie theatres all over the world. The movie is called ...

The deal replaces a previous, $6 billion agreement that was rejected last July by the Supreme Court because it would have ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.

In 2023, more than 84,000 people in the U.S. died from overdosing on opioids—everything from prescription painkillers to ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) and its ...

The agreement also ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue Pharma and prohibits them from selling opioids in the United States.